Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript Range slider control

27 Nov 20236 minutes to read

This section explains how to create a simple Range Slider component and configure its available functionalities in TypeScript, using 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 Slider control in your application.

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
    |-- @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

Combined CSS files are available in the Essential JS 2 package root folder. This can be referenced in the ~/src/styles/styles.css file, as shown below:

style.css
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';

Adding Slider to the project

Add the div element with the id attribute #slider inside the body tag in your index.html.

[src/index.html]

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

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 Slider control</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>
        <div class='wrap'>
            <!--element which is going to render the Slider -->
             <div id="slider"></div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>

<style>
.wrap {
  height: 260px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 10px;
  width: 260px;
}
</style>

</html>

Import the Slider control into your app.ts and append it to #slider
[src/app/app.ts]

app.ts
import { Slider } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';

// Initialization of Slider control
let slider: Slider = new Slider();

// Render initialized Slider
slider.appendTo('#slider');

Run the application

The Essential JS 2 quickstart application project is configured to compile and run the application in browser. Use the following command to run the application.

npm start

index.html
index.ts
index.css
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 Slider</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 Slider Component" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.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-popups/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'>
        <div class='wrap'>
          <div id="slider">
          </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

.wrap {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  height: 260px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 10px;
  width: 260px;
}