Types in EJ2 JavaScript Chips control

10 May 202313 minutes to read

The ChipList control has the following types.

  • Input Chip
  • Choice Chip
  • Filter Chip
  • Action Chip

Input Chip

Input Chip holds information in compact form. It converts user input into chips.

new ej.buttons.ChipList({chips: ['Andrew', 'Janet', 'Laura', 'Margaret']}, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</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">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/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="chip"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  left: 50%;
  top: 100px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family:  'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size:16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Choice Chip

Choice Chip allows you to select a single chip from the set of ChipList/ChipCollection. It can be enabled by setting the selection property to Single.

new ej.buttons.ChipList({chips: ['Small', 'Medium', 'Large', 'Extra Large'], selection: "Single"}, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</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">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/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="chip"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  left: 50%;
  top: 100px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family:  'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size:16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Filter Chip

Filter Chip allows you to select a multiple chip from the set of ChipList/ChipCollection. It can be enabled by setting the selection property to Multiple.

new ej.buttons.ChipList({chips: ['Chai', 'Chang', 'Aniseed Syrup', 'Ikura'], selection: "Multiple"}, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</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">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/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="chip"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  left: 50%;
  top: 100px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family:  'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size:16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Action Chip

The Action Chip triggers the event like click or delete, which helps doing action based on the event.

new ej.buttons.ChipList({ chips: ['Send a text', 'Set a remainder', 'Read my emails ', 'Set alarm'],
 click: function(e) {
       alert('you have clicked ' + e.text)
    }}, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</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">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/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="chip"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  left: 50%;
  top: 100px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family:  'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size:16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Deletable Chip

Deletable Chip allows you to delete a chip from ChipList/ChipCollection. It can be enabled by setting the enableDelete property to true.

new ej.buttons.ChipList({chips: ['Send a text', 'Set a remainder', 'Read my emails ', 'Set alarm'], enableDelete: true}, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</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">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/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="chip"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  left: 50%;
  top: 100px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family:  'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size:16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}