Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript Speed dial control

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This section explains how to create a simple Speed dial, 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 list of dependencies required to use the SpeedDial control in your application is given as follows:

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons
    |-- @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 SpeedDial control, need to import Button and its dependent controls styles as given below in the ~/src/styles/styles.css file, as shown below:

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

Adding SpeedDial to the Application

Add the HTML Button tag with ID attribute as the speeddial to your index.html file.

[src/index.html]

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

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2</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>
        <!--Element to render the SpeedDial control-->
        <button id="speeddial"></button>
    </div>

</body>

</html>

Then, import the SpeedDial control in your app.ts file, define the action items using items property and initialize it with the #speeddial.

[src/app/app.ts]

import { SpeedDial, SpeedDialItemModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

// Initialize action items
let items: SpeedDialItemModel[] = [
    { text: 'Cut' },
    { text: 'Copy' },
    { text: 'Paste' }
];

// Initialize the SpeedDial control
let speeddial: SpeedDial = new SpeedDial({ items: items, content: 'Edit' });

// Render initialized SpeedDial
speeddial.appendTo('#speeddial');

Run the application

Run the application in the browser using the following command:

npm start

The following example shows a basic SpeedDial control.

import { SpeedDial, SpeedDialItemModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

// Initialize action items
let items: SpeedDialItemModel[] = [
    { text: 'Cut' },
    { text: 'Copy' },
    { text: 'Paste' }
];

// Initialize the SpeedDial control
let speeddial: SpeedDial = new SpeedDial({
    items: items,
    content: 'Edit',
    target: '#targetElement'
});

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

<head>
    <title>EJ2 SpeedDial</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" />
    <!-- Add the SpeedDial component styles. -->
    <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-buttons/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'>
        <!-- Element to render the SpeedDial component. -->
        <button id='speeddial'></button>        
        <div id="targetElement" style="position:relative;min-height:350px;border:1px solid;"></div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>
#container {
    visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}