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Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript Floating Action Button control

10 Feb 202610 minutes to read

This section explains how to create a simple Floating Action Button control 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 v14.15.0 or higher. For more information about webpack and its features, refer to the webpack documentation.

Dependencies

The list of dependencies required to use the Floating Action Button control in your application is given as follows:

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base

Setup 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/SyncfusionExamples/ej2-quickstart-webpack- ej2-quickstart

After cloning the application in the ej2-quickstart folder, run the following command line to navigate to the ej2-quickstart folder.

cd ej2-quickstart

Add Syncfusion® JavaScript packages

Syncfusion® JavaScript (Essential® JS 2) packages are available on the npmjs.com public registry. You can install all Syncfusion® JavaScript (Essential® JS 2) controls in a single @syncfusion/ej2 package or individual packages for each control.

The quickstart application is preconfigured with the dependent @syncfusion/ej2 package in the ~/package.json file. Use the following command to install the dependent npm packages from the command prompt.

npm install

Import the Syncfusion® CSS styles

Syncfusion® JavaScript controls come with built-in themes, which are available in the installed packages. It’s easy to adapt the Syncfusion® JavaScript controls to match the style of your application by referring to one of the built-in themes.

The quickstart application is preconfigured to use the Material theme in the ~/src/styles/styles.css file, as shown below:

@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";

You can check out the themes section to know more about built-in themes and CSS reference for individual controls.

Adding Floating Action Button to the Application

Add the HTML Button tag with ID attribute as the button to your index.html file.

[src/index.html]

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

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2</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 rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico" />
    <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>

<body>
    <div>
        <!--Element to render the Floating Action Button control-->
        <button id="button"></button>
    </div>

</body>

</html>

Then, import the Floating Action Button control in your app.ts file and initialize it with the #button selector.

[src/app/app.ts]

import { Fab } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

// Initialize the Floating Action Button control.
let fab: Fab = new Fab({ content: 'Add' });

// Render initialized Floating Action Button.
fab.appendTo('#fab');

Run the application

Run the application in the browser using the following command:

npm start

The following example shows a basic Floating Action Button control:

import { Fab } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

// Initialize the Floating Action Button control.
let fab: Fab = new Fab({ content: 'Add', target: '#targetElement' });

// Render initialized Floating Action Button.
fab.appendTo('#fab');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Floating Action Button</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="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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="styles.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'>
        <button id='fab'></button>
        <div id="targetElement" style="position:relative;min-height:350px;border:1px solid;"></div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

Click event

The Floating Action Button control triggers the onclick event when clicked. You can use this event to perform the required action:

import { Fab } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

// Initialize the Floating Action Button control.
let fab: Fab = new Fab({
    iconCss: 'e-icons e-edit',
    content:'Edit' });

// Render initialized Floating Action Button.
fab.appendTo('#fab');

//onclick event handler
fab.element.onclick = (): void => {
    alert("Edit is clicked!");
};
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 SplitButton</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="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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="styles.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'>
        <div id="targetElement" style="position:relative;min-height:350px;"></div>
        <button id="fab"></button>
    </div>
</body>

</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'button-icons';
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  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
}

.e-btn-sb-icons {
  font-family: 'button-icons';
  line-height: 1;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
  font-variant: normal;
  text-transform: none;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

.e-play-icon::before {
  content: '\e701';
}

.e-pause-icon::before {
  content: '\e705';
}