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Getting started in EJ2 JavaScript Button control

10 Feb 202611 minutes to read

This section explains the steps required to create a simple Essential^® JS 2 Button and demonstrate the basic usage of the Button control in a JavaScript application.

Dependencies

The list of dependencies required to use the Button component in your application is given below:

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base

Setup for local environment

Refer to the following steps to set up your local environment.

Step 1: Create a root folder named my-app for your application.

Step 2: Create a my-app/resources folder to store local scripts and styles files.

Step 3: Open Visual Studio Code and create my-app/index.js and my-app/index.html files to initialize the Essential^® JS 2 Button control.

Adding Syncfusion^® resources

The Essential^® JS 2 Button control can be initialized by using either of the following ways.

Using local script and style.
Using CDN link for script and style.

Using local script and style references in a HTML page

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

Step 2: Obtain 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\material.css

Control Styles: **(installed location)**\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\{RELEASE_VERSION}\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\{PACKAGE_NAME}\styles\material.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-buttons\dist\global\ej2-buttons.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\material.css

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

The following 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\material.css

Use the Custom Resource Generator (CRG) online web tool to generate custom scripts and styles for specific controls. This tool is useful for combining 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 and add the Essential^® JS 2 script and style references.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <head>
        <title>Essential JS 2</title>
        <!-- Essential JS 2 Base's material theme (Dependency Styles) -->
        <link href="resources/base/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
        <!-- Essential JS 2 Button's material theme (Control Styles) -->
        <link href="resources/buttons/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

        <!-- Essential JS 2 Base's global script (Dependency Script) -->
        <script src="resources/base/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <!-- Essential JS 2 Button's global script (Control Script) -->
        <script src="resources/buttons/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
    </body>
</html>

Step 5: Add the Button element and initialize the Syncfusion^® JavaScript (ES5) Button control in ~/quickstart/index.html using the following code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <head>
        <title>Essential JS 2</title>
        <!-- Essential JS 2 Base's material theme (Dependency Styles) -->
        <link href="resources/base/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
        <!-- Essential JS 2 Button's material theme (Control Styles) -->
        <link href="resources/buttons/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

        <!-- Essential JS 2 Base's global script (Dependency Script) -->
        <script src="resources/base/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <!-- Essential JS 2 Button's global script (Control Script) -->
        <script src="resources/buttons/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <!-- Add the HTML <button> element  -->
        <button id="element">Button</button>
        <script>
            // initialize button control
            var button = new ej.buttons.Button();

            // Render initialized button.
            button.appendTo('#element')
        </script>
    </body>
</html>

Step 6: Run the index.html in a web browser to render the Syncfusion^® JavaScript Button control.

Using CDN link for script and style reference

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

Step 2: The Essential^® JS 2 controls’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/material.css

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

Example:

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

Styles: https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css

Step 3: Create an HTML page (index.html) at ~/quickstart/index.html and add the CDN link references. Add the Button element and initialize the Syncfusion^® JavaScript (ES5) Button control in index.html using the following code:

index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       <head>
            <title>Essential JS 2</title>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Base's material theme (Dependency Styles) -->
            <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Button's material theme (Control Styles) -->
            <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Base's global script (Dependency Script) -->
            <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Button's global script (Control Script) -->
            <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

       <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
       <body>
           <!-- Add the HTML <button> element  -->
             <button id="element">Button</button>
            <script>
                ej.base.enableRipple(true);

                // initialize button control
                var button = new ej.buttons.Button({ content: 'Button' });

                // Render initialized button.
                button.appendTo('#element')
            </script>
       </body>
  </html>

Step 4: Run the index.html in a web browser to render the Syncfusion^® JavaScript Button control.

Change Button type

To change the default Button to flat Button, set the cssClass property to e-flat.

index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       <head>
            <title>Essential JS 2</title>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Base's material theme (Dependency Styles) -->
            <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Button's material theme (Control Styles) -->
            <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Base's global script (Dependency Script) -->
            <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Button's global script (Control Script) -->
            <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

       <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
       <body>
           <!-- Add the HTML <button> element  -->
             <button id="element">Flat</button>
            <script>
                ej.base.enableRipple(true);

                // initialize button control
                var button = new ej.buttons.Button({ cssClass: 'e-flat', content: 'Button' });

                // Render initialized button.
                button.appendTo('#element')
            </script>
       </body>
  </html>

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Getting started in EJ2 JavaScript Button control

Dependencies

Setup for local environment

Adding Syncfusion^® resources

Using local script and style references in a HTML page

Using CDN link for script and style reference

Change Button type

See Also

How can I help you?

Getting started in EJ2 JavaScript Button control

Dependencies

Setup for local environment

Adding Syncfusion® resources

Using local script and style references in a HTML page

Using CDN link for script and style reference

Change Button type

See Also

Adding Syncfusion^® resources