Es5 getting started in EJ2 JavaScript Mention control

2 Jun 202319 minutes to read

This section explains how to create a Mention control, and configure its available functionalities by using the ES5 formatted pure JavaScript framework which can be directly used in latest web browsers.

Dependencies

The following list of dependencies are required to use the Mention control in your application.

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-data
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-lists
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-popups
        |-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons

Component Initialization

The Essential JS 2 JavaScript controls 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 Essential JS 2 JavaScript controls.

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

Syntax:

Script: **(installed location)**/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/{RELEASE_VERSION}/Essential JS 2/{PACKAGE_NAME}/dist/global/{PACKAGE_NAME}.min.js

Styles: **(installed location)**/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/{RELEASE_VERSION}/Essential JS 2/{PACKAGE_NAME}/styles/bootstrap5.css

Example:

Script: C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/20.3.47/Essential JS 2/ej2-dropdowns/dist/global/ej2-dropdowns.min.js

Styles: C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/20.3.47/Essential JS 2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css

Step 3: Create a folder ~/quickstart/resources and copy/paste the global scripts and styles from the above installed location to quickstart/resources/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>Essential JS 2</title>
            <!-- Essential JS 2 bootstrap5 theme -->
            <link href="resources/base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent scripts -->
            <script src="resources/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-data.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's global script -->
            <script src="resources/ej2-dropdowns.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       </head>
       <body>
       </body>
  </html>

Step 5: Now, add the div element and initiate the Essential JS 2 Mention control in the index.html by using following code

<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       <head>
            <title>Essential JS 2</title>
            <!-- Essential JS 2 bootstrap5 theme -->
            <link href="resources/base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="resources/dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent scripts -->
            <script src="resources/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-data.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's global script -->
            <script src="resources/ej2-dropdowns.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       </head>
      <body>
          <!-- Add the HTML <div> element  -->
          <div id="mentionElement" style="min-height: 100px; border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-radius: 4px; padding: 8px; font-size: 14px; width: 600px;"></div>
          <script>
               // initialize Mention control
               var mentionObj = new ej.dropdowns.Mention();
               // Render initialized Mention.
               mentionObj.appendTo('#mentionElement');
          </script>
       </body>
  </html>

Step 6: Now, run the index.html in web browser, it will render the Essential JS 2 Mention control.

Using CDN link for script and style reference

Step 1: Create an app folder quickstart for the Essential JS 2 JavaScript controls.

Step 2: The Essential JS 2 control’s global scripts and styles are already hosted in the below CDN link formats.

Syntax:

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

Styles: http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{PACKAGE_NAME}/styles/bootstrap5.css

Example:

Script: http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/dist/global/ej2-dropdowns.min.js

Styles: http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css

Step 3: Create a HTML page (index.html) in quickstart location and add the CDN link references. Now, add the div element and initiate the Essential JS 2 Mention control in the index.html by using following code.

Adding the Mention control to the application

Add the HTML div tag with the id attribute as mentionElement to your index.html file.

<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       <head>
            <title>Essential JS 2</title>
             <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent bootstrap5 theme -->
            <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 all script -->
            <!-- <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> -->

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent scripts -->
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-data/dist/global/ej2-data.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/dist/global/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/dist/global/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/dist/global/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/dist/global/ej2-dropdowns.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       </head>
       <body>
          <!-- Add the HTML <div> element  -->
          <div id="mentionElement" style="min-height: 100px; border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-radius: 4px; padding: 8px; font-size: 14px; width: 600px;"></div>
          <script>
               // initialize Mention control
               var mentionObj = new ej.dropdowns.Mention();
               // Render initialized Mention.
               mentionObj.appendTo('#mentionElement');
          </script>
       </body>
  </html>

Binding data source

After initialization, populate the Mention with data using the dataSource property. Here, an array of string values is passed to the Mention control.


<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       <head>
            <title>Essential JS 2</title>
             <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent bootstrap5 theme -->
            <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

            <!-- Essential JS 2 all script -->
            <!-- <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> -->

            <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent scripts -->
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-data/dist/global/ej2-data.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/dist/global/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/dist/global/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/dist/global/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/dist/global/ej2-dropdowns.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       </head>
       <body>
          <!-- Add the HTML <div> element  -->
          <div id="mentionElement" style="min-height: 100px; border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-radius: 4px; padding: 8px; font-size: 14px; width: 600px;"></div>
          <script>
               var userData = ['Selma Rose', 'Garth', 'Robert', 'William', 'Joseph'];
               // initialize Mention control
               var mentionObj = new ej.dropdowns.Mention({
                    dataSource: userData
               });
               // Render initialized Mention.
               mentionObj.appendTo('#mentionElement');
          </script>
       </body>
  </html>

Step 4: Now, run the index.html in web browser, it will render the Essential JS 2 Mention control.

index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
   <head>
                
        <title>Essential JS 2</title>
         <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent bootstrap5 theme -->
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

        <!-- Essential JS 2 all script -->
        <!-- <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> -->

        <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent scripts -->
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-data/dist/global/ej2-data.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-inputs/dist/global/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-lists/dist/global/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-popups/dist/global/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-dropdowns/dist/global/ej2-dropdowns.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 <div> element  -->
      <div id="mentionElement" style="min-height: 100px; border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-radius: 4px; padding: 8px; font-size: 14px; width: 600px;"></div>
      <script>
           var userData = ['Selma Rose', 'Garth', 'Robert', 'William', 'Joseph'];
           // initialize Mention control
           var mentionObj = new ej.dropdowns.Mention({
                dataSource: userData
           });
           // Render initialized Mention.
           mentionObj.appendTo('#mentionElement');
      </script>
   </body>
  </html>

Display mention character

By using the showMentionChar property, the text content can be displayed along with the mention character. You can customize the mention character by using the mentionChar property in the Mention control.

By default, the mentionChar is @ and the showMentionChar property is disabled.

The following example, displays the text content along with the mention character configured as #.

index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
   <head>
                
        <title>Essential JS 2</title>
         <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent bootstrap5 theme -->
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
        <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

        <!-- Essential JS 2 all script -->
        <!-- <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> -->

        <!-- Essential JS 2 Mention's dependent scripts -->
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-data/dist/global/ej2-data.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-inputs/dist/global/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-lists/dist/global/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-popups/dist/global/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-dropdowns/dist/global/ej2-dropdowns.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 <div> element  -->
      <div id="mentionElement" style="min-height: 100px; border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-radius: 4px; padding: 8px; font-size: 14px; width: 600px;"></div>
      <script>
           var userData = ['Selma Rose', 'Garth', 'Robert', 'William', 'Joseph'];
           // initialize Mention control
           var mentionObj = new ej.dropdowns.Mention({
                mentionChar: '#',
                dataSource: userData,
                showMentionChar: true
           });
           // Render initialized Mention.
           mentionObj.appendTo('#mentionElement');
        </script>
   </body>
  </html>