Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript Speed dial control

29 Jul 20266 minutes to read

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 seed repository is pre-configured with the Essential® JS 2 package.

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.

Prerequisites

Ensure the following tools are installed on your machine:

Set up the development environment

Clone the Syncfusion® TypeScript (Essential® JS 2) quickstart project from GitHub in the command prompt:

git clone https://github.com/SyncfusionExamples/ej2-quickstart-webpack ej2-quickstart

Navigate to the project folder in the command prompt:

cd ej2-quickstart

Install Syncfusion® Speed dial package

Syncfusion® TypeScript (Essential® JS 2) packages are available on the npmjs.com public registry. You can install all Syncfusion® TypeScript (Essential® JS 2) controls in a single @syncfusion/ej2 package or individual packages for each control.

Use the following command to install the @syncfusion/ej2-buttons package:

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-buttons --save

Then, install the remaining dependent npm packages using the following command:

npm install

For more information about individual package and alternative installation methods, see the installation guide.

Import Syncfusion® Speed dial CSS styles

Syncfusion® JavaScript controls provide built-in themes, which are available from the npm theme packages. Additionally, themes can be loaded via CDN or customized using the Theme Studio. For more information, refer to the themes documentation.

The quickstart application is preconfigured to use the Fluent2 theme. To install the Fluent2 theme package, use the following command:

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-fluent2-theme --save

The required styles are imported in the ~/src/styles/styles.css file, as shown below:

@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-fluent2-theme/styles/speed-dial/index.css";

Learn more about built-in themes and individual control CSS references.

Add Syncfusion® Speed dial control to the application

The Speed dial can be initialized through input tags.

Add the HTML input element which needs to be initialized as Speed dial in index.html.

Open the application in Visual Studio Code and add the Syncfusion® TypeScript UI controls.

In this article, the Speed dial control is used as an example. Add the following Speed dial element to the ~/src/index.html file.

<!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>

Now, to render the Button control, add the following TypeScript code to the ~/src/app/app.ts file.

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

Now, run the application in the browser using the following command.

npm run 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/ej2/34.1.29/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.1.29/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>
</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>