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Getting Started with React Slider component

10 Feb 202624 minutes to read

This section explains the steps required to create a simple React Slider component and demonstrate its basic usage in a React environment.

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Setup for local development

Easily set up a React application using create-vite-app, which provides a faster development environment, smaller bundle sizes, and optimized builds compared to traditional tools like create-react-app. For detailed steps, refer to the Vite installation instructions. Vite sets up your environment using JavaScript and optimizes your application for production.

Note: To create a React application using create-react-app, refer to this documentation for more details.

To create a new React application, run the following command.

npm create vite@latest my-app

This command will prompt you for a few settings for the new project, such as selecting a framework and a variant.

Initial_setup

To set up a React application in TypeScript environment, run the following command.

npm create vite@latest my-app -- --template react-ts
cd my-app
npm run dev

To set up a React application in JavaScript environment, run the following command.

npm create vite@latest my-app -- --template react
cd my-app
npm run dev

Adding Syncfusion® Slider packages

All the available Essential® JS 2 packages are published in the npmjs.com public registry.
To install the Slider component, use the following command

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs --save

The –save will instruct NPM to include the Slider package inside of the dependencies section of the package.json.

Adding CSS reference

The following CSS files are available in the ../node_modules/@syncfusion package folder. Add these as references in src/App.css.

@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/tailwind3.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/tailwind3.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/tailwind3.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs/styles/tailwind3.css";

To refer App.css in the application then import it in the src/App.tsx file.

Adding Slider component

The React Slider component can be added to the application by following these steps. To get started, add the Slider component to the src/App.tsx file using the following code.

The following slider code should be placed in the src/App.tsx file.

import * as React from 'react';
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';
import './App.css';

function App() {
  return (
    <div id='container'>
      <div className='wrap'>
        <SliderComponent id='slider' value={30} />
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}
export default App;

Add the following CSS to your project’s stylesheet:

.wrap {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  height: 100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 10px;
  width: 460px;
}

Run the Application

Run the npm run dev command in the console to start the development server. This command compiles your code and serves the application locally, opening it in the browser.

npm run dev

import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';
function App() {
    return (<div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <div className="sliderwrap">
                    <SliderComponent id='default' value={30}/>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>);
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';

function App() {

    return (
        <div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <div className="sliderwrap">
                    <SliderComponent id='default' value={30} />
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    );
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));
.sliderwrap {
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.sliderwrap label {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 100;
  margin-top: 15px;
  padding-bottom: 15px;
}

.wrap {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  height: 100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 10px;
  width: 460px;
}

.wrap .label {
  text-align: center;
}

.labeltext {
  text-align: center;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Syncfusion React ListView</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for React Components" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-base/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-inputs/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-popups/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-buttons/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='element'>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Types

Slider supports the following types:

Types Usage
Default Shows a default Slider to select a single value.
MinRange Displays the shadow from the start value to the current selected value.
Range Selects a range of values. It also displays the shadow in-between the selection range.

Both Default and MinRange types select a single value. In MinRange, the selection shadow spans from the start value to the current handle position. The Range type uses two handles to select a range of values, and the shadow spans between the two handles.

import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';
function App() {
    return (<div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <div className="sliderwrap">
                    <div className="labeltext">Default</div>
                    <SliderComponent id='default' value={30}/>
                </div>
                <div className="sliderwrap">
                    <div className="labeltext">MinRange</div>
                    <SliderComponent id='minrange' type='MinRange' value={30}/>
                </div>
                <div className="sliderwrap">
                    <div className="labeltext">Range</div>
                    <SliderComponent id='range' type='Range' value={[30, 70]}/>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>);
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';

function App() {

    return (
        <div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <div className="sliderwrap">
                    <div className="labeltext">Default</div>
                    <SliderComponent id='default' value={30}/>
                </div>
                <div className="sliderwrap">
                    <div className="labeltext">MinRange</div>
                    <SliderComponent id='minrange' type='MinRange' value={30} />
                </div>
                <div className="sliderwrap">
                    <div className="labeltext">Range</div>
                    <SliderComponent id='range' type='Range' value={[30, 70]} />
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    );
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));
.sliderwrap {
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.sliderwrap label {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 100;
  margin-top: 15px;
  padding-bottom: 15px;
}

.wrap {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  height: 100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 10px;
  width: 460px;
}

.wrap .label {
  text-align: center;
}

.labeltext {
  text-align: center;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Syncfusion React ListView</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for React Components" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-base/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-inputs/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-popups/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-buttons/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='element'>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Customization

Orientation

The Slider can be displayed either in horizontal or vertical orientation using the orientation property. By default, the Slider renders in horizontal orientation.

import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';
import './index.css';
function App() {
    return (<div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <SliderComponent id='slider' orientation='Vertical' value={30}/>
            </div>
        </div>);
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';

function App() {

    return (
        <div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <SliderComponent id='slider' orientation='Vertical' value={30} />
            </div>
        </div>
    );
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));
.wrap {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  height: 260px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 10px;
  width: 260px;
}


.sliderwrap {
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.sliderwrap label {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 100;
  margin-top: 15px;
  padding-bottom: 15px;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Syncfusion React ListView</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for React Components" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-base/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-inputs/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-popups/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-buttons/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='element'>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Tooltip

The Slider displays a tooltip to indicate the current value when clicking the Slider bar or dragging the Slider handle. The tooltip position can be customized using the placement property.
It also controls the tooltip display mode on the page (hover, focus, or click) and whether it remains visible.

import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';
function App() {
    let tooltip = { placement: 'After', isVisible: true, showOn: 'Always' };
    return (<div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <SliderComponent id='slider' type="MinRange" tooltip={tooltip} value={30}/>
            </div>
        </div>);
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';

function App() {

    let tooltip: Object = { placement: 'After', isVisible: true, showOn: 'Always' };
    return (
        <div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <SliderComponent id='slider' type="MinRange"  tooltip={tooltip}  value={30} />
            </div>
        </div>
    );
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));

Buttons

Change the Slider value using the showButtons property to increase and decrease the values. In a Range Slider, the first handle value changes by default when clicking the buttons. Change the handle focus and press the button to change the last focused handle value.

After enabling the Slider buttons, if the Tab key is pressed, the focus moves to the handle and not to the buttons.

import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';
function App() {
    return (<div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <SliderComponent id='slider' showButtons={true} type='Range' value={[30, 70]}/>
            </div>
        </div>);
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));
import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';

function App() {

    return (
        <div id='container'>
            <div className='wrap'>
                <SliderComponent id='slider' showButtons={true} type='Range' value={[30, 70]} />
            </div>
        </div>
    );
}
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('element'));
.sliderwrap {
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.sliderwrap label {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 100;
  margin-top: 15px;
  padding-bottom: 15px;
}

.wrap {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  height: 100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 10px;
  width: 460px;
}

.wrap .label {
  text-align: center;
}

.labeltext {
  text-align: center;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Syncfusion React ListView</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for React Components" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-base/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-inputs/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-popups/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-react-buttons/styles/tailwind3.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='element'>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Refer to the React Slider feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our React Slider component example that shows how to render the Slider in React.

See Also

Slider Formatting
Ticks in Slider
Limits in Slider