Tool bar items in EJ2 TypeScript Grid control

26 Feb 202424 minutes to read

The Syncfusion EJ2 TypeScript Grid offers a flexible toolbar that enables the addition of custom toolbar items or modification of existing ones. This customizable toolbar is positioned above the grid, providing a convenient way to access various actions and functionalities

Built-in toolbar items in the Syncfusion EJ2 TypeScript Grid control involves utilizing pre-defined actions to perform standard operations within the Grid.

These items can be added by defining the toolbar property as a collection of built-in items. Each item is rendered as a button with an icon and text. The following table lists the built-in toolbar items and their respective actions.

Built-in Toolbar Items	Actions
Add	Adds a new row to the Grid.
Edit	Enables editing mode for the selected row in the Grid.
Update	Saves the changes made during the editing mode.
Delete	Deletes the selected record from the Grid.
Cancel	Discards the changes made during the editing mode.
Search	Displays a search box to filter the Grid records.
Print	Print the Grid content.
ColumnChooser	Choose the column’s visibility.
PdfExport	Exports the Grid data to a PDF file.
ExcelExport	Exports the Grid data to an Excel file.
CsvExport	Exports the Grid data to a CSV file.

The following example demonstrates how to enable built-in toolbar items such as Print and Search in the grid.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Toolbar);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    toolbar: ['Print', 'Search'],
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'ShipCity', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'ShipName', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 270
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.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='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

The toolbar has options to define both built-in and custom toolbar items.

Showing only icons in the built-in toolbar items of the Grid involves customizing the appearance of the toolbar to display icons without text.

To display only icons in the built-in toolbar items of the Grid, you can use CSS to hide the text portion of the buttons using the following CSS style.

.e-grid .e-toolbar .e-tbar-btn-text, 
.e-grid .e-toolbar .e-toolbar-items .e-toolbar-item .e-tbar-btn-text {
    display: none;   
}

This is demonstrated in the following sample:

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Toolbar, Edit } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Toolbar, Edit);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    toolbar: ['Add', 'Edit', 'Delete', 'Update', 'Cancel'],
    editSettings: { allowEditing: true, allowAdding: true, allowDeleting: true },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90, isPrimaryKey:true },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'ShipCity', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'ShipName', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 270
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
    <style>
       .e-grid .e-toolbar .e-tbar-btn-text, 
       .e-grid .e-toolbar .e-toolbar-items .e-toolbar-item .e-tbar-btn-text {
        display: none;   
        }
    </style>
<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='Grid'></div>        
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Adding custom toolbar items to the Syncfusion EJ2 TypeScript Grid involves incorporating personalized functionality into the toolbar.

Custom toolbar items can be added to the Grid control by defining the toolbar property as a collection of ItemModel objects. These objects define the custom items and their corresponding actions. The actions for the customized toolbar items are defined in the toolbarClick event.

By default, custom toolbar items are positioned on the left side of the toolbar. However, you can change the position by using the align property of the ItemModel. The following example demonstrates how to apply the align property with the value Right for the Collapse All toolbar item.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Toolbar, Group } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { EmitType } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
import { ClickEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Toolbar, Group);

let clickHandler: EmitType<ClickEventArgs> = (args: ClickEventArgs) => {
    if (args.item.id === 'expandall') {
        grid.groupModule.expandAll();
    }
    if (args.item.id === "collapseall") {
        grid.groupModule.collapseAll();
    }
};
let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    groupSettings: { columns: ['CustomerID'] },
    toolbar: [{ text: 'Expand All', tooltipText: 'Expand All', prefixIcon: 'e-expand', id: 'expandall' },
    { text: 'Collapse All', tooltipText: 'collection All', prefixIcon: 'e-collapse-2', id: 'collapseall', align: 'Right' }],
    toolbarClick: clickHandler,
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'ShipCity', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'ShipName', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 200,
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
    <style>
        .e-icons.e-expand:before {
            content: "\e7c9";
        }

        .e-icons.e-collapse-2:before {
            content: "\e80f";
        }
    </style>
<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='Grid'></div>        
    </div>
</body>
</html>

The toolbar has options to define both built-in and custom toolbar items.

If a toolbar item does not match with built-in items, it will be treated as custom toolbar item.

Built-in and custom items in a toolbar within the Syncfusion EJ2 TypeScript Grid provides the flexibility to create a customized toolbar with a combination of standard actions and custom actions.

To use both types of toolbar items, you can define the toolbar property of the Grid as an array that includes both built-in and custom items. The built-in items are specified as strings, while the custom items are defined as objects with properties such as text, prefixIcon, and id within the toolbar control.

The following example demonstrates, how to use both built-in and custom toolbar items in the grid. The built-in toolbar items includes Add, Edit, Delete, Update, and Cancel, while the custom toolbar item is Click.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Edit, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { EmitType } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
import { ClickEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Edit, Toolbar);

let clickHandler: EmitType<ClickEventArgs> = (args: ClickEventArgs) => {
    if (args.item.id === 'Click') {
        (document.getElementById('message') as HTMLElement).innerText = `Custom Toolbar Clicked`;
    }
};

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    toolbar: ['Add', 'Edit', 'Delete', 'Update', 'Cancel', { text: 'Click', tooltipText: 'Click', prefixIcon: 'e-expand', id: 'Click' }],
    toolbarClick: clickHandler,
    editSettings: { allowEditing: true, allowAdding: true, allowDeleting: true },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'ShipCity', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'ShipName', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 265
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
    <style>
        .event-message {
            text-align: center;
            color: red;
            font-size: 16px;
        }
    </style>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <p class="event-message" id="message"></p>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Customizing the position of a custom toolbar within the Syncfusion EJ2 TypeScript Grid involves modifying the default placement of the custom toolbar items. This enables you to precisely control the positioning of each custom toolbar item according to your specific requirements and desired layout within the Grid.

By default, custom toolbar items in Grid control are aligned on the left side of the toolbar. However, you have the ability to modify the position of the custom toolbar items by utilizing the align property of the ItemModel.

In the following sample, the Collapse All toolbar item is positioned on the Right, the Expand All toolbar item is positioned on the Left, and the Search toolbar item is positioned at the Center.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Toolbar, Group } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { EmitType } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
import { ClickEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations';
import { employeeData } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Toolbar, Group);

let clickHandler: EmitType<ClickEventArgs> = (args: ClickEventArgs) => {
    if (args.item.id === 'expandall') {
        grid.groupModule.expandAll();
    }
    if (args.item.id === "collapseall") {
        grid.groupModule.collapseAll();
    }
};
let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: employeeData,
    allowGrouping: true,
    groupSettings: { columns: ['FirstName'] },
    toolbar: [{ text: 'Expand All', tooltipText: 'Expand All', prefixIcon: 'e-expand', id: 'expandall', align: 'Left'}, { text: 'Collapse All', tooltipText: 'collection All', prefixIcon: 'e-collapse', id: 'collapseall', align: 'Right' }, { text: 'Search', align: 'Center'}],
    toolbarClick: clickHandler,
    columns: [
        { field: 'EmployeeID', headerText: 'Employee ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 80 },
        { field: 'FirstName', headerText: 'First Name', width: 140 },
        { field: 'Country', headerText: 'Country', width: 120 },
        { field: 'PostalCode', headerText: 'Postal Code', width: 140 }
    ],
    height: 200,
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
    <style>
        .e-icons.e-expand:before {
            content: "\e7c9";
        }
        .e-icons.e-collapse:before {
            content: "\e80f";
        }
    </style>
<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='Grid'></div>        
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Tool bar items in EJ2 TypeScript Grid control

Built-in toolbar items

Show only icons in built-in toolbar items

Custom toolbar items

Both built-in and custom items in toolbar

Custom toolbar control in a specific position