Getting Started with Syncfusion® JavaScript (ES5) Timeline control

7 May 20257 minutes to read

The Essential® JS 2 for JavaScript (global script) is an ES5 formatted pure JavaScript framework that can be directly used in latest web browsers.

Control initialization

The Essential® JS 2 JavaScript controls can be initialized by using any of the following two ways:

  • Using local script and style references in an HTML page.
  • Using CDN link for script and style reference.

Using local script and style references in an HTML page

Step 1: Create an app folder myapp 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\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\16.3.0.17\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2-layouts\dist\global\ej2-layouts.min.js

Styles: C:\Program Files (x86)\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\16.3.0.17\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2-layouts\styles\material.css

The below located script and style file contains all Syncfusion® JavaScript (ES5) UI control resources in a single file.

Scripts: **(installed location)**\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\{RELEASE_VERSION}\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2\dist\ej2.min.js

Styles: **(installed location)**\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\JavaScript - EJ2\{RELEASE_VERSION}\Web (Essential JS 2)\JavaScript\ej2\material.css

Step 3: Create a folder myapp/resources, and copy and paste the global scripts and styles from the above installed location to myapp/resources location.

Step 4: Create an HTML page (index.html) in myapp 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 material theme -->
            <link href="resources/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <!-- Essential JS 2 Timeline's global and dependent scripts -->
            <script src="resources/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-layouts.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       </head>
       <body>
       </body>
  </html>

Step 5: Now, create a div element to apply the Essential® JS 2 Timeline 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 material theme -->
            <link href="resources/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
            <!-- Essential JS 2 Timeline's global and dependent scripts -->
            <script src="resources/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script src="resources/ej2-layouts.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
       </head>
       <body>
          <div style="height: 300px;">
               <!-- Add the div element  -->
               <div id="timeline"></div>
          </div>
            <script>
            //Initialize Timeline control
            var timeline = new ej.layouts.Timeline({
               items: [{}, {}, {}, {}]
            });
            
            //Render initialized Timeline control
            timeline.appendTo('#timeline');
        </script>
       </body>
  </html>

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

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

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

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:

Styles: https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css

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

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 - Timeline</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <!-- Essential JS 2 Timeline's dependent material theme -->
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet"
        type="text/css" />

    <!-- Essential JS 2 Timeline's dependent global script -->
    <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js"
        type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-layouts/dist/global/ej2-layouts.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" style="height: 300px;">
        <!--Element to render the Timeline control-->
        <div id="timeline"></div>
    </div>

    <script>
        // Initialize Timeline control
        var timeline = new ej.layouts.Timeline({
            items: [{}, {}, {}, {}],
        });
        // Render initialized Timeline.
        timeline.appendTo("#timeline");
    </script>
    <style>
        #container {
            margin-top: 30px;
            padding: 30px;
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>

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