Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript List box control

2 Feb 20248 minutes to read

This section explains how to create a simple ListBox 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 v14.15.0 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 ListBox component in your application.

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

Set up 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

To render Listbox component, need to import dropdowns and its dependent components styles as given below in in the ~/src/styles/styles.css file, as shown below:

@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-lists/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css";

Initialize the ListBox

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

[src/index.html]

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

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 ListBox 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" />
</head>

<body>
    <div id='container' style="margin:0 auto; width:300px;">
        <!--element which is going to render the ListBox-->
        <input id='listbox' />
    </div>

</body>

</html>

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

[src/app/app.ts]

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

// initialize ListBox component
let listObj: ListBox = new ListBox();

// render initialized ListBox
listObj.appendTo('#listbox');

Binding data source

After initialization, populate the ListBox with data using the dataSource property. Here, an array of object is passed to the ListBox component.

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

// define the array of object
let data: { [key: string]: Object }[] = [
    { text: 'Hennessey Venom' },
    { text: 'Bugatti Chiron' },
    { text: 'Bugatti Veyron Super Sport' },
    { text: 'SSC Ultimate Aero' },
    { text: 'Koenigsegg CCR' },
    { text: 'McLaren F1' },
    { text: 'Aston Martin One- 77' },
    { text: 'Jaguar XJ220' },
    { text: 'McLaren P1' },
    { text: 'Ferrari LaFerrari' },
];

// initialize ListBox component
let listObj: ListBox = new ListBox({
    //set the data to dataSource property
    dataSource: data
});
listObj.appendTo('#listbox');

Run the application

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

npm start

The following example illustrates the output in your browser.

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

// define the array of object
let data: { [key: string]: Object }[] = [
    { text: 'Hennessey Venom' },
    { text: 'Bugatti Chiron' },
    { text: 'Bugatti Veyron Super Sport' },
    { text: 'SSC Ultimate Aero' },
    { text: 'Koenigsegg CCR' },
    { text: 'McLaren F1' },
    { text: 'Aston Martin One- 77' },
    { text: 'Jaguar XJ220' },
    { text: 'McLaren P1' },
    { text: 'Ferrari LaFerrari' },
];

// initialize ListBox component
let listObj: ListBox = new ListBox({
    //set the data to dataSource property
    dataSource: data
});
listObj.appendTo('#listbox');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 ListBox</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/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/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;">
        <h4>Select your favorite car:</h4>
        <input id='listbox' />
    </div>
</body>

</html>

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