Mention integration in EJ2 JavaScript Rich text editor control

18 Apr 20237 minutes to read

By integrating the Mention control with a Rich Text Editor, users can easily mention or tag other users or objects from the suggested list without having to manually type out their names or other identifying information.

The target property of the Mention control allows you to specify the ID of the content editable div element within the Rich Text Editor that you want to bind the Mention control to. This allows you to enable the Mention functionality within the Rich Text Editor, so that users can mention or tag other users or objects from the suggested list while editing the text.

When the user types the @ symbol followed by a character, the Rich Text Editor will display a list of suggestions for items that the user can select from. The user can then select an item from the list by clicking on it, or by typing the name of the item they want to tag.

In the following sample, configured the following properties with popup dimensions.

allowSpaces - Allow to continue search action if user enter space after mention character while searching.
suggestionCount - The maximum number of items that will be displayed in the suggestion list.
itemTemplate - Used to display the customized appearance in suggestion list.

index.js
index.html
/**
* Rich text Editor with Mention Integration
*/

window.emailData = [
  { Name: "Selma Rose", Status: "active", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/2.png", EmailId: "selma@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Maria", Status: "active", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/1.png", EmailId: "maria@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Russo Kay", Status: "busy", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/8.png", EmailId: "russo@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Camden Kate", Status: "active", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/9.png", EmailId: "camden@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Robert", Status: "busy", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/dp.png", EmailId: "robert@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Garth", Status: "active", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/7.png", EmailId: "garth@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Andrew James", Status: "away", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/pic04.png", EmailId: "andrew@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Olivia", Status: "busy", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/5.png", EmailId: "olivia@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Sophia", Status: "away", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/6.png", EmailId: "sophia@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Margaret", Status: "active", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/3.png", EmailId: "margaret@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Ursula Ann", Status: "active", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/dp.png", EmailId: "ursula@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Laura Grace", Status: "away", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/4.png", EmailId: "laura@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "Albert", Status: "active", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/pic03.png", EmailId: "albert@gmail.com" },
  { Name: "William", Status: "away", EmployeeImage: "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/8.png", EmailId: "william@gmail.com" }
];

var emailObj;
var defaultRTE = new ej.richtexteditor.RichTextEditor({
   placeholder: 'Type @ and tag the name',
   actionBegin: function (args) {
       if (args.requestType === 'EnterAction' && emailObj.element.classList.contains('e-popup-open')) {
           args.cancel = true;
       }
   }
});
defaultRTE.appendTo('#mention_integration');

// Initialize Mention control.
   emailObj = new ej.dropdowns.Mention({
   dataSource: emailData,
   fields: { text: 'Name' },
   suggestionCount: 8,
   displayTemplate: '<a href=mailto:${EmailId} title=${EmailId}>@${Name}</a>',
   itemTemplate: '<table><tr><td><div id="mention-TemplateList"><img class="mentionEmpImage" src="${EmployeeImage}" alt="employee" /><span class="e-badge e-badge-success e-badge-overlap e-badge-dot e-badge-bottom ${Status}"></span></div></td><td><span class="person">${Name}</span><span class="email">${EmailId}</span></td</tr></table>',
   popupWidth: '250px',
   popupHeight: '200px',
   target: '#mention_integration_rte-edit-view',
   allowSpaces: true
});
emailObj.appendTo('#mentionEditor');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 Rich Text Editor</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="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/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="mentionEditor"></div>
            <div id="mention_integration">
		    <p>Hello <span contenteditable="false" class="e-mention-chip"><a href="mailto:maria@gmail.com" title="maria@gmail.com">@Maria</a></span>,</p>
                <p>Welcome to the mention integration with rich text editor demo. Type <code>@</code> character and tag user from the suggestion list. </p>
            </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>

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Mention integration in EJ2 JavaScript Rich text editor control

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