Getting started with JavaScript FloatingActionButton control

06 Jun 2023 / 3 minutes to read

This section explains how to create a simple application with Floating Action Button control and to configure it.

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 your development environment

To get started with the Floating Action Button control, you can clone the Essential JS 2 quickstart project using the following commands:

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.

Refer to the Floating Action Button control dependencies in system.config.js configuration file.

[src/system.config.js]

System.config({
paths: {
    'npm:': './node_modules/',
    'syncfusion:': 'npm:@syncfusion/'
},
map: {
    app: 'app',

    //Syncfusion packages mapping
    "@syncfusion/ej2-base": "syncfusion:ej2-base/dist/ej2-base.umd.min.js",
    "@syncfusion/ej2-buttons": "syncfusion:ej2-buttons/dist/ej2-buttons.umd.min.js",
},
packages: {
    'app': { main: 'app', defaultExtension: 'js' }
}
});

System.import('app.ts').catch(console.error.bind(console)).then(function () {
document.getElementById('loader').style.display = "none";
document.getElementById('container').style.visibility = "visible";
});

Adding Floating Action Button to the Application

Add the HTML Button tag with ID attribute as the fab 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" />

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

</body>

</html>

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

[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');

Adding style sheet to the application

To render Floating Action Button control, need to import Button and its dependent components styles as given below in style.css.

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

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.

Source

Preview

app.ts

index.html

styles.css

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="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/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>
</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 you click on the floating action button. You can use this event to perform the required action.

Source

Preview

app.ts

index.html

styles.css

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="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/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>
</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';
  src:url(data:application/x-font-ttf;charset=utf-8;base64,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) format('truetype');
  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';
}

Contents

Dependencies
Setup your development environment
Adding Floating Action Button to the Application
Adding style sheet to the application
Run the application
Click event

Contents

Dependencies
Setup your development environment
Adding Floating Action Button to the Application
Adding style sheet to the application
Run the application
Click event

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