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Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript Drop down list control

10 Feb 20268 minutes to read

This section explains how to create a simple DropDownList component and configure its available functionalities in TypeScript using the Essential® JS 2 quickstart seed repository.

This application is integrated with the webpack.config.js configuration and uses the latest version of the webpack-cli. It requires Node.js v14.0 or higher. For more information about webpack and its features, refer to the webpack documentation.

Dependencies

The following list of dependencies are required to use the DropDownList component in your application.

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-data
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-lists
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-navigations
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-notifications
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-popups
        |-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons

Setup the development environment

Open the command prompt from the required directory, and run the following command to clone the Syncfusion® JavaScript (Essential® JS 2) quickstart project from GitHub.

git clone https://github.com/syncfusion/ej2-quickstart.git quickstart
cd quickstart
npm install

The project is preconfigured with common settings (src/styles/styles.css, system.config.js ) to start all the Essential® JS 2 components.

Initialize the DropDownList

The DropDownList can be initialized through input, select, or textarea tags as described in the Initialize Tags.

Add the HTML input element that needs to be initialized as a DropDownList in index.html.

[src/index.html]

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 DropDownList component</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--style reference from app-->
    <link href="/styles/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--system js reference and configuration-->
    <script src="node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script src="system.config.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='container' style="margin:0 auto; width:300px;">
        <!--element which is going to render the DropDownList-->
        <input type="text" tabindex="1" id='ddlelement' />
    </div>

</body>

</html>

Now, import the DropDownList component to your app.ts and initialize it to the element #dropDown as shown below.

[src/app/app.ts]

import { DropDownList } from '@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns';

// initialize DropDownList component
let dropDownListObject: DropDownList = new DropDownList();

// render initialized DropDownList
dropDownListObject.appendTo('#dropDown');

Binding data source

After initialization, populate the DropDownList with data using the dataSource property. Here, an array of string values is passed to the DropDownList component.

import { DropDownList } from '@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns';

// define the array of data
let sportsData: string[] = ['Badminton', 'Cricket', 'Football', 'Golf', 'Tennis'];

// initialize DropDownList component
let dropDownListObject: DropDownList = new DropDownList({
    //set the data to dataSource property
    dataSource: sportsData
});

// render initialized DropDownList
dropDownListObject.appendTo('#ddlelement');

Run the application

After completing the configuration required to render a basic DropDownList, run the following command to display the output in your default browser.

npm run start

The following example illustrates the output in your browser.

import { DropDownList } from '@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns';

// defined the array of data
let sportsData: string[] = ['Badminton', 'Cricket', 'Football', 'Golf', 'Tennis'];

// initialize DropDownList component
let dropDownListObject: DropDownList = new DropDownList({
    //set the data to dataSource property
    dataSource: sportsData,
    // set placeholder to DropDownList input element
    placeholder: "Select a game"
});

// render initialized DropDownList
dropDownListObject.appendTo('#ddlelement');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 DropDownList</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
    <div id='container' style="margin:0 auto; width:250px;">
        <input type="text" tabindex="1" id='ddlelement' />
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Configure the popup list

By default, the width of the popup list automatically adjusts according to the DropDownList input element’s width, and the height of the popup list is 300px.

The height and width of the popup list can also be customized using the popupHeight and popupWidth properties, respectively.

In the following sample, popup list’s width and height are configured.

import { DropDownList } from '@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns';

// define the array of data
let sportsData: string[] = ['Badminton', 'Cricket', 'Football', 'Golf', 'Hockey', 'Rugby', 'Snooker', 'Tennis'];

// initialize DropDownList component
let dropDownListObject: DropDownList = new DropDownList({
    //set the data to dataSource property
    dataSource: sportsData,
    //set height to popup list
    popupHeight: '200px',
    //set width to popup list
    popupWidth: '250px',
    // set placeholder to DropDownList input element
    placeholder: "Select a game"
});

// render initialized DropDownList
dropDownListObject.appendTo('#ddlelement');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 DropDownList</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
    <div id='container' style="margin:0 auto; width:250px;">
        <input type="text" tabindex="1" id='ddlelement' />
    </div>
</body>

</html>

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