Target in React Sidebar component

02 Dec 2022 / 1 minute to read

By default, Sidebar initializes target to the body element. Using the target property, set target element to initialize the Sidebar inside any HTML element apart from the body element.

If required , zIndex can be set when sidebar act as overlay type.

Source

Preview

App.jsx

index.jsx

index.html

style.css

App.tsx

index.tsx

import { ButtonComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-buttons';
import { SidebarComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-navigations';
import * as React from 'react';
export default class App extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        this.target = '.content';
        this.closeClick = this.closeClick.bind(this);
        this.btnClick = this.btnClick.bind(this);
        this.onCreate = this.onCreate.bind(this);
    }
    onCreate() {
        this.sidebarObj.element.style.visibility = '';
    }
    // Toggle(Open/Close) the Sidebar
    toggleClick() {
        this.sidebarObj.toggle();
    }
    // Close the Sidebar
    closeClick() {
        this.sidebarObj.hide();
        this.btnObj.content = 'Open';
    }
    // Toggle button click event handler
    btnClick() {
        if (this.btnObj.element.classList.contains('e-active')) {
            this.btnObj.content = 'Close';
            this.sidebarObj.show();
        }
        else {
            this.btnObj.content = 'Open';
            this.sidebarObj.hide();
        }
    }
    render() {
        return (<div className="control-section">
                <div id="wrapper">
                    
                    <SidebarComponent id="default-sidebar" type="Push" target={this.target} style={{ visibility: "hidden" }} created={this.onCreate} ref={sidebar => this.sidebarObj = sidebar}>
                        <div className="title"> Sidebar content</div>
                        <div className="sub-title">
                            Click the button to close the Sidebar.
                         </div>
                        <div className="center-align">
                            <ButtonComponent onClick={this.closeClick} id="close" className="e-btn close-btn">Close Sidebar</ButtonComponent>
                        </div>
                    </SidebarComponent>
                    <div id="head">
                        <ButtonComponent id="toggle" ref={(scope) => { this.btnObj = scope; }} iconCss='e-icons burg-icon' isToggle={true} onClick={this.btnClick} className="e-btn e-info">Open</ButtonComponent>
                    </div>
                    <div id="maincontent" className="content">
                        <div>
                            <div className="title">Main content</div>
                            <div className="center-align">
                               Content goes here.
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>);
    }
}

import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import App from './App';
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

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

<head>
    <title>Syncfusion React Sidebar</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://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/20.3.56/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/20.3.56/ej2-react-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/20.3.56/ej2-react-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='sample'>
        <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-react-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-react-navigations/styles/material.css";

.center-align {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 20px;
}

.title {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 20px;
    padding: 15px;
}

.sub-title {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 16px;
    padding: 10px;
}

#head {
    border: 1px solid #424242;
    border-bottom-color: transparent;
    background: #00897B;
}

#toggle,
#toggle:hover,
#toggle:focus {
    /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes*/
    background: #00695C;
    box-shadow: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    height: 39px;
}

.burg-icon:before {
    content: '\e10d';
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: 'e-icons';
}

.content {
    height: 325px;
    border: 1px solid grey;
}

#closebtn {
    top: 15px;
    line-height: 33px;
    height: 42px;
    color: black;
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
}

.e-normal,
.e-normal:hover,
.e-noraml:active {
    /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes*/
    background: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
}

.listdiv {
    width: 100%;
}

.e-listview .e-list-item {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 14px;
    padding: 0;
    background: rgb(20, 118, 210);
    color: white;
}

#listview {
    width: 30%;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.center {
    text-align: center;
    display: none;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

#default-sidebar {
    background-color: #26A69A;
    color: #ffffff;
}

#wrapper {
    display: block;
}

.right {
    float: right;
}

body {
    margin: 0;
}

.close-btn:hover,
.close-btn:active,
.close-btn:focus {
    /* csslint allow: adjoining-classes*/
    background: #fafafa;
}

@font-face {
    font-family: 'e-icons';
    src: url(data:application/x-font-ttf;charset=utf-8;base64,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) format('truetype');
    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: normal;
}

import { ButtonComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-buttons';
import { SidebarComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-navigations';
import * as React from 'react';


export default class App extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
  public sidebarObj: SidebarComponent;
  public btnObj: ButtonComponent;
  private target: string = '.content';
    constructor(props: any) {
        super(props);
        this.closeClick = this.closeClick.bind(this);
        this.btnClick = this.btnClick.bind(this);
        this.onCreate = this.onCreate.bind(this);
    }
    public onCreate(): void {
        this.sidebarObj.element.style.visibility='';
    }
    // Toggle(Open/Close) the Sidebar
    public toggleClick(): void {
        this.sidebarObj.toggle();
    }
    // Close the Sidebar
    public closeClick(): void {
        this.sidebarObj.hide();
        this.btnObj.content = 'Open';
    }
    // Toggle button click event handler
    public btnClick(): void {
        if (this.btnObj.element.classList.contains('e-active')) {
            this.btnObj.content = 'Close';
            this.sidebarObj.show();
        } else {
            this.btnObj.content = 'Open';
            this.sidebarObj.hide();
        }
    }

    public render() {
        return (
            <div className="control-section">
                <div id="wrapper">
                    {/* Initializing the Sidebar component */}
                    <SidebarComponent id="default-sidebar" type="Push" target={this.target} style={{visibility:"hidden"}} created={this.onCreate} ref={sidebar => this.sidebarObj = sidebar as SidebarComponent}>
                        <div className="title"> Sidebar content</div>
                        <div className="sub-title">
                            Click the button to close the Sidebar.
                         </div>
                        <div className="center-align">
                            <ButtonComponent onClick={this.closeClick} id="close" className="e-btn close-btn">Close Sidebar</ButtonComponent>
                        </div>
                    </SidebarComponent>
                    <div id="head">
                        <ButtonComponent id="toggle" ref={(scope) => { this.btnObj = scope as ButtonComponent }} iconCss='e-icons burg-icon'
                            isToggle={true} onClick={this.btnClick} className="e-btn e-info">Open</ButtonComponent>
                    </div>
                    <div id="maincontent" className="content">
                        <div>
                            <div className="title">Main content</div>
                            <div className="center-align" >
                               Content goes here.
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        )
    }
}

import * as React from 'react';
import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import App  from './App';

ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('sample'));

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