Es5 getting started in EJ2 JavaScript BlockEditor control

27 Jun 202512 minutes to read

The Essential JS 2 for JavaScript (global script) is an ES5 formatted pure JavaScript framework which can be directly used in latest web browsers.

Dependencies

The list of dependencies required to use the BlockEditor control in your application is given as follows:

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-blockeditor
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-popups
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-navigations
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs

Control Initialization

The JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor control can be initialized by using either of the following ways.

  • Using local script and style references in a HTML page.
  • Using CDN link for script and style reference.

Using local script and style references in a HTML page

Step 1: Create an app folder quickstart for getting started.

Step 2: You can get the global scripts and styles from the Essential Studio JavaScript (Essential JS 2) build installed location.

Syntax:

Dependency Script: **(installed location)**\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\{RELEASE_VERSION}\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\{DEPENDENCY_PACKAGE_NAME}\dist\global\{DEPENDENCY_PACKAGE_NAME}.min.js

Control Script: **(installed location)**\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\{RELEASE_VERSION}\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\{PACKAGE_NAME}\dist\global\{PACKAGE_NAME}.min.js

Dependency Styles: **(installed location)**\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\{RELEASE_VERSION}\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\{DEPENDENCY_PACKAGE_NAME}\styles\fluent2.css

Control Styles: **(installed location)**\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\{RELEASE_VERSION}\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\{PACKAGE_NAME}\styles\fluent2.css

Example:

Dependency Script: C:\Program Files (x86)\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\16.3.0.17\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2-base\dist\global\ej2-base.min.js

Control Script: C:\Program Files (x86)\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\16.3.0.17\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2-blockeditor \dist\global\ej2-blockeditor .min.js

Dependency Styles: C:\Program Files (x86)\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\16.3.0.17\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2-base\styles\fluent2.css

Control Styles: C:\Program Files (x86)\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\16.3.0.17\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2-blockeditor \styles\fluent2.css

The below located script and style file contains all Syncfusion JavaScript (ES5) UI control resources in a single file.

Scripts: **(installed location)**\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\{RELEASE_VERSION}\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2\dist\ej2.min.js

Styles: **(installed location)**\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\{RELEASE_VERSION}\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2\fluent2.css

The Custom Resource Generator (CRG) is an online web tool, which can be used to generate the custom script and styles for a set of specific controls. This web tool is useful to combine the required control scripts and styles in a single file.

Step 3: Create a folder ~/quickstart/resources and copy/paste the global scripts and styles from the above installed location to ~/quickstart/resources/package corresponding package location.

Step 4: Create a HTML page (index.html) in ~/quickstart/index.html location and add the Essentials JS 2 script and style references.

<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       <head>
          <title>JavaScript (ES5)</title>
          <!-- JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor's dependency style -->
          <link href="resources/base/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
          <link href="resources/buttons/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
          <link href="resources/popups/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
          <link href="resources/inputs/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
          <link href="resources/navigations/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
          <link href="resources/splitbuttons/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
          <link href="resources/dropdowns/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

          <!-- JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor's control style -->
          <link href="resources/blockeditor/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

          <!-- JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor's dependency global script -->
          <script src="resources/base/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/buttons/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/popups/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/splitbuttons/ej2-splitbuttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/dropdowns/ej2-dropdowns.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/navigations/ej2-navigations.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/inputs/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

          <!-- JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor's control global script -->
          <script src="resources/blockeditor/ej2-blockeditor.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       </head>
       <body>
       </body>
  </html>

Step 5: Now, add the BlockEditor element and initiate the JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor control in the index.html by using following code

[src/index.html]

<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       <head>
          <title>JavaScript (ES5)</title>
          <!-- JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor's dependency style -->
          <link href="resources/base/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
          <link href="resources/buttons/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
          <link href="resources/popups/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
          <link href="resources/inputs/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
          <link href="resources/navigations/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
          <link href="resources/splitbuttons/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
          <link href="resources/dropdowns/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

          <!-- JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor's control style -->
          <link href="resources/blockeditor/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

          <!-- JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor's dependency global script -->
          <script src="resources/base/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/buttons/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/popups/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/splitbuttons/ej2-splitbuttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/dropdowns/ej2-dropdowns.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/navigations/ej2-navigations.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
          <script src="resources/inputs/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>


          <!-- JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor's control global script -->
          <script src="resources/blockeditor/ej2-blockeditor.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       </head>
       <body>
            <!-- Add the HTML <div> element  -->
            <div id="container">
                <div id="BlockEditor_default"></div>
            </div>
            <script>
                // Initializes the BlockEditor control
                var BlockEditor = new ej.blockeditor.BlockEditor({});

                // Render initialized BlockEditor.
                BlockEditor.appendTo('#BlockEditor_default');
            </script>
       </body>
  </html>

Step 6: Now, run the index.html in web browser, it will render the Syncfusion JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor control.

Step 1: Create an app folder quickstart for getting started.

Step 2: The JavaScript (ES5) control’s global scripts and styles are already hosted in the below CDN link formats.

Syntax:

Dependency Script: https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{DEPENDENCY_PACKAGE_NAME}/dist/global/{PACKAGE_NAME}.min.js

Control Script: https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{PACKAGE_NAME}/dist/global/{PACKAGE_NAME}.min.js

Dependency Styles: https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{DEPENDENCY_PACKAGE_NAME}/styles/fluent2.css

Control Styles: https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{PACKAGE_NAME}/styles/fluent2.css

Example:

Script: https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-blockeditor/dist/global/ej2-blockeditor.min.js

Styles: https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-blockeditor/styles/fluent2.css

Step 3: Create a HTML page (index.html) in ~/quickstart/index.html location and add the CDN link references. Now, add the BlockEditor element and initiate the JavaScript (ES5) BlockEditor control in the index.html by using following code.

var blockeditor = new ej.blockeditor.BlockEditor({
});
    
blockeditor.appendTo('#blockeditor_default');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 - BlockEditor</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 href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-base/styles/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-buttons/styles/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-popups/styles/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-inputs/styles/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-navigations/styles/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-dropdowns/styles/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-blockeditor/styles/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--style reference from app-->
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">

    <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>

    <div id="container">
        <div id="blockeditor_default"></div>
    </div>

    <script>
        var ele = document.getElementById('container');
        if (ele) {
            ele.style.visibility = "visible";
        }   
    </script>
    <style>
        #container {
            visibility: hidden;
            margin: 50px;
        }
    </style>

    <script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body>

</html>

Step 4: Now, run the index.html in web browser, it will render the Syncfusion JavaScript BlockEditor control.