Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript Skeleton control

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This section explains the steps required to create the Skeleton control using TypeScript and configure its properties 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 list of dependencies required to use the Skeleton component in your application is given as follows:

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-notifications
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base

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 Skeleton component, need to import notifications and its dependent components styles as given below in the ~/src/styles/styles.css file,

@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-notifications/styles/material.css";

Adding Skeleton to the Application

Add the HTML div tag with ID attribute as the skeleton to your index.html file.

[src/index.html]

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

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 Skeleton</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 id="container">
        <!--Element which is going to render-->
        <div id="skeleton"></div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Then, import the Skeleton component in your app.ts file, and initialize it with the #skeleton.

[src/app/app.ts]

import { Skeleton } from '@syncfusion/ej2-notifications';

// Initialize the Skeleton component.
let skeleton: Skeleton = new Skeleton({height:'15px'});

// Render initialized Skeleton.
skeleton.appendTo('#skeleton');

Run the application

Run the application in the browser using the following command:

npm start

The following example shows a basic Skeleton component.

import { Skeleton } from '@syncfusion/ej2-notifications';

// Initialize the Skeleton component.
let skeleton: Skeleton = new Skeleton({height:'15px'});

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

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Skeleton</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="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-notifications/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="styles.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='skeleton'></div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>