Add items in JavaScript ListBox control

17 Mar 2023 / 1 minute to read

To add an item or multiple items, addItems method can be used. In the following example, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport and SSC Ultimate Aero items will be added while clicking Add Items button.

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app.ts

index.html

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

// define the array of object
let data: { [key: string]: Object }[] = [
    { text: 'Hennessey Venom', id: 'list-01' },
    { text: 'Bugatti Chiron', id: 'list-02' },
    { text: 'Koenigsegg CCR', id: 'list-05' },
    { text: 'McLaren F1', id: 'list-06' },
    { text: 'Aston Martin One- 77', id: 'list-07' },
    { text: 'Jaguar XJ220', id: 'list-08' },
    { text: 'McLaren P1', id: 'list-09' },
    { text: 'Ferrari LaFerrari', id: 'list-10' }
];

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

document.getElementById('additem').onclick = () => {
    if (!listObj.getDataByValue('Bugatti Veyron Super Sport')) {
        listObj.addItems([{ text: 'Bugatti Veyron Super Sport', id: 'list-03' }, { text: 'SSC Ultimate Aero', id: 'list-04' }]);
    }
}

<!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="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/20.4.48/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/20.4.48/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/20.4.48/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/20.4.48/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>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
    <div id='container' style="margin:0 auto; width:250px;">
        <button id="additem" style="margin: 10px 0" class="e-btn">Add Items</button>
        <input id='listbox' />
    </div>
</body>

</html>