Selection in EJ2 TypeScript Rating control

29 Aug 202311 minutes to read

The rating control allows users to rate something using a visual scale, and the selection state can be changed by the user clicking or tapping on the stars in the rating scale or through code. The rating control has a minimum value and a reset button, and provides customization options for the selected rating value and selection behavior.

import { Rating } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

// Initialize the Rating control.
let rating: Rating = new Rating({ value:3 });

// Render initialized Rating.
rating.appendTo('#rating');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Rating</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="TypeScript Rating Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-inputs/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'>
            <input id="rating"/>
        </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 {
  margin: 50px auto;
  text-align: center;
}

Min value

You can use the min property of the rating control to set the minimum possible rating value the user can select. If you set the min property to 2, then you will not be able to select a rating lower than 2.

import { Rating } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

// Initialize the Rating control.
let rating: Rating = new Rating({ min:2 });

// Render initialized Rating.
rating.appendTo('#rating');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Rating</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="TypeScript Rating Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-inputs/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'>
            <input id="rating"/>
        </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 {
  margin: 50px auto;
  text-align: center;
}

Single selection

You can use the enableSingleSelection property of the rating control to select only one item at a time. When the enableSingleSelection property is set to true, only the selected item will be considered to be in the selected state, while all other items will be unselected.

import { Rating } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

// Initialize the Rating control.
let rating: Rating = new Rating({ value:3, enableSingleSelection:true });

// Render initialized Rating.
rating.appendTo('#rating');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Rating</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="TypeScript Rating Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-inputs/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'>
            <input id="rating"/>
        </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 {
  margin: 50px auto;
  text-align: center;
}

Show or hide reset button

You can reset the rating value to its default by using the allowReset property of the rating control. When the allowReset property is set to true, a reset button will be shown that allows the user to reset the rating value to its default.

import { Rating } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

// Initialize the Rating control.
let rating: Rating = new Rating({ value:3, allowReset:true });

// Render initialized Rating.
rating.appendTo('#rating');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Rating</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="TypeScript Rating Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-inputs/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'>
            <input id="rating"/>
        </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 {
  margin: 50px auto;
  text-align: center;
}