Getting started with JavaScript Spreadsheet control

08 May 2023 / 3 minutes to read

This section explains the steps to create a simple Spreadsheet control using Essential JS 2 quickstart seed repository.

Dependencies

The following list of dependencies are required to use the Spreadsheet control in your application:

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-spreadsheet
   |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
   |-- @syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns
   |-- @syncfusion/ej2-navigations
   |-- @syncfusion/ej2-grids

Setup for local development

Clone the Essential JS 2 quickstart application project from GitHub using the following command line scripts.

git clone https://github.com/syncfusion/ej2-quickstart.git quickstart
cd quickstart
npm install

Configuring system JS

Spreadsheet packages have to be mapped in the system.config.js configuration file.

[src/system.config.js]

System.config({
    paths: {
        'npm:': './../node_modules/',
        'syncfusion:': './../node_modules/@syncfusion/'
    },
    map: {
        app: 'app',

        //Syncfusion packages mapping
        "@syncfusion/ej2-base": "syncfusion:ej2-base/dist/ej2-base.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-buttons": "syncfusion:ej2-buttons/dist/ej2-buttons.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-popups": "syncfusion:ej2-popups/dist/ej2-popups.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons": "syncfusion:ej2-splitbuttons/dist/ej2-splitbuttons.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-inputs": "syncfusion:ej2-inputs/dist/ej2-inputs.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-lists": "syncfusion:ej2-lists/dist/ej2-lists.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-data": "syncfusion:ej2-data/dist/ej2-data.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns": "syncfusion:ej2-dropdowns/dist/ej2-dropdowns.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations": "syncfusion:ej2-navigations/dist/ej2-navigations.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-excel-export": "syncfusion:ej2-excel-export/dist/ej2-excel-export.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-pdf-export": "syncfusion:ej2-pdf-export/dist/ej2-pdf-export.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-calendars": "syncfusion:ej2-calendars/dist/ej2-calendars.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-compression": "syncfusion:ej2-compression/dist/ej2-compression.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-file-utils": "syncfusion:ej2-file-utils/dist/ej2-file-utils.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-grids": "syncfusion:ej2-grids/dist/ej2-grids.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-svg-base": "syncfusion:ej2-svg-base/dist/ej2-svg-base.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-charts": "syncfusion:ej2-charts/dist/ej2-charts.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-spreadsheet": "syncfusion:ej2-spreadsheet/dist/ej2-spreadsheet.umd.min.js"
    },
    packages: {
        'app': { main: 'app', defaultExtension: 'js' }
    }
});

System.import('app');

Adding CSS reference

Combined CSS files are available in the Essential JS 2 package root folder and this can be referenced as below in your styles.css.

[src/styles/styles.css]

@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2/material.css';

To learn about individual control CSS, refer to the Individual control theme files section.

The quickstart seed repository is pre-configured with Essential JS 2 package and common settings (src/styles/styles.css, system.config.js) to start all the Essential JS 2 controls.

Add Spreadsheet control

Add the HTML div element with ID attribute as element in 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" />
    <!--Style reference from app-->
    <link href="/styles/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <!--System js reference and configuration-->
    <script src="node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script src="system.config.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
        <!--Element which will render as Spreadsheet-->
        <div id="element"></div>
</body>
</html>

Now, import the Spreadsheet control into your app.ts to instantiate a spreadsheet and append the spreadsheet instance to the #element.

[src/app/app.ts]

import { Spreadsheet } from '@syncfusion/ej2-spreadsheet';

// Initialize Spreadsheet control
let spreadsheet: Spreadsheet = new Spreadsheet();

// Render initialized Spreadsheet
spreadsheet.appendTo('#element');

Run the application

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

npm start

The following example shows a basic Spreadsheet control.

Source

Preview

app.ts

index.html

import { Spreadsheet } from '@syncfusion/ej2-spreadsheet';

// Initialize the Spreadsheet control
let spreadsheet: Spreadsheet = new Spreadsheet();

// Render initialized Spreadsheet
spreadsheet.appendTo('#element');

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

<head>
            
        <title>EJ2 SpreadSheet</title>
        <meta charset="utf-8" />
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
        <meta name="description" content="Typescript Spreadsheet Control" />
        <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" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-spreadsheet/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="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/core-js/2.4.1/shim.min.js"></script>
        <script src="system.config.js"></script>

</head>

<body>
       <!--Element which is going to render-->
       <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
       <div id='container'>
       <div id="element"></div>
       </div>
</body>

</html>

You can refer to our JavaScript Spreadsheet feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our JavaScript Spreadsheet example that shows you how present and manipulate data, including editing, formulas, formatting, importing, and exporting.