Fixed sidebar in EJ2 JavaScript Sidebar control

2 May 202324 minutes to read

The Sidebar does not require any specific style to make it as a fixed one. By default, the Sidebar position will be in fixed state. The following example demonstrates that the Sidebar is rendered with a fixed position. The position of the Sidebar will not change when scrolling the main content area.

ej.base.enableRipple(true);
   //Initialization of sidebar 
   var defaultSidebar = new ej.navigations.Sidebar({
       width:'260px',created:oncreate
    });
    defaultSidebar.appendTo('#default-sidebar');
    //End of sidebar element

           // Toggle the Sidebar
    document.getElementById('hamburger').addEventListener('click', function () {
        defaultSidebar.toggle();
    });

    function oncreate() {
        this.element.style.visibility = '';
    }
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 Sidebar</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://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.3/css/bootstrap.min.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-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="styles.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">
         <!-- declaration of sidebar element -->
         <div id="wrapper">
            <!-- sidebar element declaration -->
            <aside id="default-sidebar" style="visibility: hidden">
                <div class="sidebar-header header-cover" style="background-color:#0378d5">
                    <div class="image-container">
                        <div class="sidebar-image">
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <div style="padding: 0 0 5px 0;">
                        <a class="sidebar-brand" href="#settings-dropdown">
                            john.doe@gmail.com
                        </a>
                        <span class="sf-icon-down icon"></span>
                    </div>
                </div>

                <!-- Sidebar navigation -->
                <ul class="nav sidebar-nav">
                    <li>
                        <a href="#">
                            <i class="sf-icon-sidebar sf-icon-file"></i>
                            <span class="e-text"> Inbox</span>
                        </a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <a href="#">
                            <i class="sf-icon-sidebar sf-icon-starred"></i>
                            <span class="e-text"> Starred</span>
                        </a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <a href="#">
                            <i class="sf-icon-sidebar sf-icon-recent"></i>
                            <span class="e-text">Snoozed</span>
                        </a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <a href="#">
                            <i class="sf-icon-sidebar sf-icon-important"></i>
                            <span class="e-text">Important</span>
                        </a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <a href="#">
                            <i class="sf-icon-sidebar sf-icon-offline"></i>
                            <span class="e-text"> Sent</span>
                        </a>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <a href="#">
                            <i class="sf-icon-sidebar sf-icon-backup"></i>
                            <span class="e-text"> Draft</span>
                        </a>
                    </li>
                </ul>
            </aside>
            <!-- end of sidebar element -->


            <!-- main content declaration -->
            <div>
                <div class="content">
                    <div id="left">
                        <span id="hamburger" class="e-icons menu default"></span>
                    </div>
                    <div id="center">
                        <span>Inbox</span>
                    </div>
                    <div id="right">
                        <span class="sf-icon-search"></span>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div>
                    <div class="e-control e-listview e-list-template e-touch">
                        <ul class="e-list-parent e-ul ">
                            <li class="e-list-group-item e-level-1" role="group" data-uid="group-list-item-Today" aria-level="1">
                                <div class="e-text-content" role="presentation"><span class="" style="width: 100%; margin-left: 2%; margin-top: -2%;">Today</span></div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">Albert Lives</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Opening for Sales Manager</span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Hello Uta Morgan,</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">
                                            Ila Russo</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Business dinner invitation
                                    </span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Hello Jelani Moreno,</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">
                                            Garth Owen</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Application for Job Title</span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Hello Ila Russo,</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">Ursula Patterson</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Hello Kerry Best,</span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Programmer Position Application</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">
                                            Nichole Rivas</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Annual Conference</span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Hi Igor Mccoy,</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">
                                            Nichole Rivas</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Annual Conference</span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Hi Igor Mccoy,</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">
                                            Nichole Rivas</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Annual Conference</span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Hi Igor Mccoy,</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">
                                            Nichole Rivas</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Annual Conference</span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Hi Igor Mccoy,</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">
                                            Nichole Rivas</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Annual Conference</span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Hi Igor Mccoy,</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                            <li class="e-list-item">
                                <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar e-list-multi-line">
                                    <span class="e-avatar e-icon sf-icon-profile"></span>
                                    <div>
                                        <span class="e-list-item-header e-name">Ursula Patterson</span>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="received e-list-content e-second-heading">Hello Kerry Best,</span>
                                    <span class="e-list-item-header sf-icon-star">
                                        <span class="e-list-text">Programmer Position Application</span></span>
                                </div>
                            </li>
                        </ul>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <!--end of main content declaration -->
        </div>    
    </div> 


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
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