Getting started in EJ2 JavaScript Spreadsheet control
8 Nov 202321 minutes to read
This section explains the steps to create a simple Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet control in a JavaScript application.
Dependencies
The following list of dependencies is required to use the Spreadsheet control in your application:
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-spreadsheet
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-navigations
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-grids
Setup for local development
Refer to the following steps to setup your local environment.
Step 1: Create a root folder myapp
for your application.
Step 2: Create myapp/resources
folder to store local scripts and styles files.
Step 3: Create myapp/index.js
and myapp/index.html
files for initializing Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet control.
Adding Syncfusion resources
The Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet control can be initialized by using any of the following two ways:
- Using local script and style.
- Using CDN link for script and style.
Using local script and style
You can get the global scripts and styles from the Essential Studio JavaScript (Essential JS 2) build installed location.
After installing the Essential JS 2 product build, you can copy the Spreadsheet and its dependencies scripts and style file into the resources folder.
Refer to the following code to find Spreadsheet’s script and style file location.
Syntax:
Script:
**(installed location)**/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/JavaScript-EJ2/{RELEASE_VERSION}/Web(Essential JS 2)/JavaScript/{PACKAGE_NAME}/dist/global/{PACKAGE_NAME}.min.js
Styles:
**(installed location)**/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/JavaScript-EJ2/{RELEASE_VERSION}/Web(Essential JS 2)/JavaScript/{PACKAGE_NAME}/styles/material.css
Example:
Script:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/JavaScript-EJ2/23.1.36/Web(Essential JS 2)/JavaScript/ej2-spreadsheet/dist/global/ej2-spreadsheet.min.js
Styles:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/JavaScript-EJ2/23.1.36/Web(Essential JS 2)/JavaScript/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css
After copying the files, then you can refer the Spreadsheet’s scripts and styles into the index.html
file. The following html code example shows the minimal dependency of Spreadsheet.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet</title>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet's dependents material theme -->
<link href="resources/base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="resources/inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="resources/buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="resources/splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="resources/lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="resources/navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="resources/popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="resources/dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="resources/dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="resources/grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet's material theme -->
<link href="resources/spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet's dependents script -->
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-splitbuttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-data.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-dropdowns.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-navigations.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-excel-export.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-pdf-export.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-calenders.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-compression.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-file-utils.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-grids.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-svg-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-charts.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet global script -->
<script src="resources/scripts/ej2-spreadsheet.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Using CDN link for script and style
Using CDN link, you can directly refer the Spreadsheet control’s script and style into the index.html
.
Refer to the Spreadsheet’s CDN links as follows.
Syntax:
Script:
https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{PACKAGE_NAME}/dist/global/{PACKAGE_NAME}.min.js
Styles:
https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{PACKAGE_NAME}/styles/material.css
Example:
Script:
http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/dist/global/ej2-spreadsheet.min.js
Styles:
http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css
The following HTML code example shows the minimal dependency of Spreadsheet.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet</title>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet's dependents material theme -->
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet material theme -->
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet's dependents script -->
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/dist/global/ej2-popups.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/dist/global/ej2-splitbuttons.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/dist/global/ej2-inputs.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/dist/global/ej2-lists.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-data/dist/global/ej2-data.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/dist/global/ej2-dropdowns.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/dist/global/ej2-navigations.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-excel-export/dist/global/ej2-excel-export.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-pdf-export/dist/global/ej2-pdf-export.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/dist/global/ej2-calendars.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-compression/dist/global/ej2-compression.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-file-utils/dist/global/ej2-file-utils.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/dist/global/ej2-grids.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-svg-base/dist/global/ej2-svg-base.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-charts/dist/global/ej2-charts.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/dist/global/ej2-spreadsheet.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Add Spreadsheet control
Now, you can start adding Spreadsheet control in the application. For getting started, add a div
element for Spreadsheet control in index.html
. Then, refer the index.js
file into the index.html
file.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet</title>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet's dependents material theme -->
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet material theme -->
<link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<!-- Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet's dependents script -->
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/dist/global/ej2-popups.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/dist/global/ej2-splitbuttons.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/dist/global/ej2-inputs.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/dist/global/ej2-lists.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-data/dist/global/ej2-data.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/dist/global/ej2-dropdowns.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/dist/global/ej2-navigations.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-excel-export/dist/global/ej2-excel-export.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-pdf-export/dist/global/ej2-pdf-export.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/dist/global/ej2-calendars.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-compression/dist/global/ej2-compression.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-file-utils/dist/global/ej2-file-utils.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/dist/global/ej2-grids.min.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-svg-base/dist/global/ej2-svg-base.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-charts/dist/global/ej2-charts.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src=http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/dist/global/ej2-spreadsheet.min.js
type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Add the HTML <div> element for Spreadsheet -->
<div id="element"></div>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body>
</html>
Place the following Spreadsheet code in the index.js
.
//Initialize the Spreadsheet control
var spreadsheet = new ej.spreadsheet.Spreadsheet();
//Render the initialized Spreadsheet
spreadsheet.appendTo('#element');
Run the application
Now, run the index.html
in web browser, it will render the Essential JS 2 Spreadsheet control.
Output will be displayed as follows.
// Initialize the Spreadsheet componenet.
var spreadsheet = new ej.spreadsheet.Spreadsheet({});
// Render initialized Spreadsheet.
spreadsheet.appendTo('#element');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 Spreadsheet</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript Spreadsheet Control">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/core-js/2.4.1/shim.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.2.2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!--Element which is going to render-->
<div id="container">
<div id="element"></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>
You can refer to our JavaScript Spreadsheet feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our JavaScript Spreadsheet example to knows how present and manipulate data, including editing, formulas, formatting, importing, and exporting.