Different layouts in React Splitter component

31 Jan 202324 minutes to read

By using splitter control, you can create the different layouts with multiple and nested panes.

Code editor style layout

Create the element with two child to render the outer splitter and create the inner splitter from first pane of vertical splitter.

[Class-component]

import { Splitter } from '@syncfusion/ej2-layouts';
import { PaneDirective, PanesDirective, SplitterComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-layouts';
import * as React from "react";

class App extends React.Component {
  public splitterInstance: Splitter;
    public paneSize1 = "53%";
    public minimumSize1 = "30%";
    public content1 = `<div class="splitter-content">
        <h3 class="h3">Preview of sample</h3>
        <div class="splitter-image">
            <img class="img1" src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/listview/images/albert.png" style="width: 20%;margin: 0 auto;">
        </div>
    </div>`;
    public onCreate(e: any): void {
      (this.splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('.e-pane').setAttribute('id','splitter1');
      // Initialize Splitter component
     const splitterObj = new Splitter({
          height: '240px',
          paneSettings: [
              { content:`<div class="splitter-content">
              <h3 class="h3">HTML</h3>
              <div class="code-preview">
                  &lt;<span>!DOCTYPE html></span>
                  <div>&lt;<span>html></span></div>
                  <div>&lt;<span>body></span></div>
                  &lt;<span>div</span> id="custom-image">
                  <div style="margin-left: 5px">&lt;<span>img</span> src="src/albert.png"></div>
                  <div>&lt;<span>div</span>&gt;</div>
                  <div>&lt;<span>/body></span></div>
                  <div>&lt;<span>/html></span></div>
              </div>
              </div>`,
              min: '23%', size: '29%'  },
              { content: `<div class="splitter-content">
              <h3 class="h3">CSS</h3>
              <div class="code-preview">
                  <span>img {</span>
                      <div id="code-text">margin:<span>0 auto;</span></div>
                      <div id="code-text">display:<span>flex;</span></div>
                      <div id="code-text">height:<span>70px;</span></div>
                  <span>   }</span>
              </div>
              </div>`,min: '15%', size: '20%' },
              { content: `<div class="splitter-content">
              <h3 class="h3">JavaScript</h3>
              <div class="code-preview">
                  <span>var</span> image = document.getElementById("custom-image");
                  <div>image.addEventListener("click", function() {</div>
                      <div style="padding-left: 20px;">// Code block for click action</div>
                  <span> }</span>
              </div>
              </div>`,
              min: '35%', size: '35%' }
          ],
          width: '100%'
          });
          splitterObj.appendTo('#splitter1');
  }
    public render(): JSX.Element {
  return (
    <div id="target" className="control-section code-editor" >
      <SplitterComponent id="splitter2" height="400px" orientation="Vertical" ref={(splitter) => { this.splitterInstance = splitter! }} created={this.onCreate = this.onCreate.bind(this)}>
          <PanesDirective>
            <PaneDirective />
            <PaneDirective size={this.paneSize1} min={this.minimumSize1} content={this.content1}/>
          </PanesDirective>
      </SplitterComponent>
    </div>
  );
}
}
export default App;

[Functional-component]

import { Splitter } from '@syncfusion/ej2-layouts';
import { PaneDirective, PanesDirective, SplitterComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-layouts';
import * as React from "react";

function App () {
  let splitterInstance: Splitter;
    let paneSize1 = "53%";
    let minimumSize1 = "30%";
    let content1 = `<div class="splitter-content">
        <h3 class="h3">Preview of sample</h3>
        <div class="splitter-image">
            <img class="img1" src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/listview/images/albert.png" style="width: 20%;margin: 0 auto;">
        </div>
    </div>`;
    function onCreate(e: any): void {
      (splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('.e-pane').setAttribute('id','splitter1');
      // Initialize Splitter component
     const splitterObj = new Splitter({
          height: '240px',
          paneSettings: [
              { content:`<div class="splitter-content">
              <h3 class="h3">HTML</h3>
              <div class="code-preview">
                  &lt;<span>!DOCTYPE html></span>
                  <div>&lt;<span>html></span></div>
                  <div>&lt;<span>body></span></div>
                  &lt;<span>div</span> id="custom-image">
                  <div style="margin-left: 5px">&lt;<span>img</span> src="src/albert.png"></div>
                  <div>&lt;<span>div</span>&gt;</div>
                  <div>&lt;<span>/body></span></div>
                  <div>&lt;<span>/html></span></div>
              </div>
              </div>`,
              min: '23%', size: '29%'  },
              { content: `<div class="splitter-content">
              <h3 class="h3">CSS</h3>
              <div class="code-preview">
                  <span>img {</span>
                      <div id="code-text">margin:<span>0 auto;</span></div>
                      <div id="code-text">display:<span>flex;</span></div>
                      <div id="code-text">height:<span>70px;</span></div>
                  <span>   }</span>
              </div>
              </div>`,min: '15%', size: '20%' },
              { content: `<div class="splitter-content">
              <h3 class="h3">JavaScript</h3>
              <div class="code-preview">
                  <span>var</span> image = document.getElementById("custom-image");
                  <div>image.addEventListener("click", function() {</div>
                      <div style="padding-left: 20px;">// Code block for click action</div>
                  <span> }</span>
              </div>
              </div>`,
              min: '35%', size: '35%' }
          ],
          width: '100%'
          });
          splitterObj.appendTo('#splitter1');
  }

  return (
    <div id="target" className="control-section code-editor" >
      <SplitterComponent id="splitter2" height="400px" orientation="Vertical" ref={(splitter) => { splitterInstance = splitter! }} created={onCreate = onCreate.bind(this)}>
          <PanesDirective>
            <PaneDirective />
            <PaneDirective size={paneSize1} min={minimumSize1} content={content1}/>
          </PanesDirective>
      </SplitterComponent>
    </div>
  );

}
export default App;

Once the above configurations has been completed, you will get the output like this

Outlook style layout

Create the element with three panes and place the elements within the pane to render treeview, listview and RTE.

[Class-component]

import { TextBoxComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';
import { PaneDirective, PanesDirective, SplitterComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-layouts';
import { ListViewComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-lists';
import { TreeViewComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-navigations';
import { HtmlEditor, Image, Inject, Link, QuickToolbar, RichTextEditorComponent, Toolbar, } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-richtexteditor';
import * as React from "react";

class App extends React.Component <{}, {}, any> {
  public splitterInstance: SplitterComponent;
  public listViewObj: ListViewComponent;
  public rteObj: RichTextEditorComponent;
  public treeInstance: TreeViewComponent;
  public textBox1: TextBoxComponent;
  public textBox2: TextBoxComponent;
  public textBox3: TextBoxComponent;

  public dataSource: any = [
    { Name: 'Selma Tally', content: 'Apology marketing email',content2:'Hello Ananya Singleton', id: '1', order: 0 },
    { Name: 'Illa Russo', content: 'Annual conference', content2: 'Hi jeani Moresa', id: '4', order: 0 },
    { Name: 'Camden Macmellon', content: 'Reference request- Camden hester', content2: 'Hello Kerry Best', order: 0 },
    { Name: 'Garth Owen', content: 'Application for job Title', content2:'Hello Illa Russo', id: '2', order: 0 },
    { Name: 'Ursula Patterson', content: 'Programmaer Position Applicant', content2: 'Hello Kerry best', id: '2', order: 0 }
  ];

  public paneSize1 = "28%";
  public minimumSize1 = "27%";
  public content1 = "<div class='splitter-content'></div>";
  public paneSize2 = "33%";
  public minimumSize2 = "23%";
  public content2 = "<div class='splitter-content'></div>";
  public paneSize3 = "37%";
  public minimumSize3 = "30%";
  public content3 = "<div ><div class='splitter-content'><div style = 'width: 100%; padding: 15px;'><table><tr><td><button class='e-btn e-flat e-outline'>To...</button></td>" +
  "<td id='firstname-target'></td></tr><tr><td><button class='e-btn e-flat e-outline'>Cc...</button></td><td id ='lastname-target'></td>" +
  "</tr><tr><td><div id='subject-text'>Subject</div></td><td id='subject-target'></td></tr></table></div>" +
  "<div class='forum'><div id='createpostholder'><div id='buttonSection'><button class='e-btn e-primary' id='send'>Send</button>" +
  "<button class='e-btn' id='discard'>Discard</button></div></div></div></div></div>";
  // Set customized list template
  public listTemplate: string = '<div class="settings e-list-wrapper e-list-multi-line e-list-avatar">' +
    '<span class="e-list-item-header">${Name}</span>' +
    '<span class="e-list-content">${content}</span>' +
    '</div>'
  // Set customized group-header template
  public grouptemplate: string = '<div class="e-list-wrapper"><span class="e-list-item-content"></span></div>';
  // Map the appropriate columns to fields property
  public listFields: object = { text: 'Name', groupBy: 'order' };
  public mailBox: object[] = [
    { id: 1, name: 'Favorites', hasChild: true},
    { id: 2, pid: 1, name: 'Sales Reports', count: '4' },
    { id: 3, pid: 1, name: 'Sent Items'},
    { id: 4, pid: 1, name: 'Marketing Reports ', count: '6'},
    { id: 5, name: 'Andrew Fuller', hasChild: true, expanded: true },
    { id: 6, pid: 5, name: 'Inbox',  selected: true , count: '20'},
    { id: 7, pid: 5,  name: 'Drafts', count: '5'},
    { id: 15, pid: 5, name: 'Archive'},
    { id: 8, pid: 5,  name: 'Deleted Items'},
    { id: 9, pid: 5, name: 'Sent Items'},
    { id: 10, pid: 5, name: 'Sales Reports' , count: '4'},
    { id: 11, pid: 5, name: 'Marketing Reports', count: '6' },
    { id: 12, pid: 5, name: 'Outbox'},
    { id: 13, pid: 5, name: 'Junk Email'},
    { id: 14, pid: 5, name: 'RSS Feed'},
    { id: 15, pid: 5, name: 'Trash' }
  ];
  private  treeFields: object = { dataSource: this.mailBox, id: 'id', parentID: 'pid', text: 'name', hasChildren: 'hasChild' };

  public onCreate(e: any): void {
    this.splitterInstance.element.querySelectorAll('.splitter-content')[0].appendChild(this.treeInstance.element);
    this.splitterInstance.element.querySelectorAll('.splitter-content')[1].appendChild(this.listViewObj.element);
    (this.splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#createpostholder').insertBefore(this.rteObj.element, (this.splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#createpostholder').childNodes[0]);
    (this.splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#firstname-target').appendChild(this.textBox1.element.parentElement);
    (this.splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#lastname-target').appendChild(this.textBox2.element.parentElement);
    (this.splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#subject-target').appendChild(this.textBox3.element.parentElement);
  }
  public nodeTemplate(dataSource: any): JSX.Element {
    return(<div>
        <div className="treeviewdiv">
          <div className="textcontent">
            <span className="treeName">{dataSource.name}</span>
          </div>
            { dataSource.count &&
            <div className="countcontainer">
              <span className="treeCount e-badge e-badge-primary" >{dataSource.count}</span>
            </div>
          }
        </div>
      </div>);
  };
  public onSplitterResize(): void {
    this.rteObj.refresh();
  }

  public render(): JSX.Element {
  return (
      <div id="target" className="control-section outlook-style" >
      <TextBoxComponent id="firstname" ref={(textbox) => { this.textBox1 = textbox! }}/>
      <TextBoxComponent id="lastname" ref={(textbox) => { this.textBox2 = textbox! }}/>
      <TextBoxComponent id="subject" ref={(textbox) => { this.textBox3 = textbox! }}/>
      <RichTextEditorComponent id="defaultRTE" ref={(richtexteditor) => { this.rteObj = richtexteditor! }}  height = "262px">
          <Inject services={[HtmlEditor, Toolbar, Image, Link, QuickToolbar]} />
      </RichTextEditorComponent>
      <TreeViewComponent id='splitter-tree' fields= {this.treeFields} nodeTemplate = {this.nodeTemplate} ref={(tree) => { this.treeInstance = tree! }}/>
      <ListViewComponent id='groupedList-split' fields = { this.listFields } className ='splitter-list' dataSource = {this.dataSource}
      cssClass = {'e-list-template'} groupTemplate = {this.grouptemplate} template = {this.listTemplate} ref={(listview) => { this.listViewObj = listview! }}/>
      <SplitterComponent id="splitter1" height="493px" width="100%" ref={(splitter) => { this.splitterInstance = splitter! }} created={this.onCreate = this.onCreate.bind(this)} resizeStop={this.onSplitterResize=this.onSplitterResize.bind(this)}>
          <PanesDirective>
              <PaneDirective size={this.paneSize1} min={this.minimumSize1} content={this.content1}/>
              <PaneDirective size={this.paneSize2} min={this.minimumSize2} content={this.content2}/>
              <PaneDirective size={this.paneSize3} min={this.minimumSize3} content={this.content3}/>
          </PanesDirective>
      </SplitterComponent>
      </div>
  );
}
}
export default App;

[Functional-component]

import { TextBoxComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-inputs';
import { PaneDirective, PanesDirective, SplitterComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-layouts';
import { ListViewComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-lists';
import { TreeViewComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-navigations';
import { HtmlEditor, Image, Inject, Link, QuickToolbar, RichTextEditorComponent, Toolbar, } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-richtexteditor';
import * as React from "react";

function App () {
  let splitterInstance: SplitterComponent;
  let listViewObj: ListViewComponent;
  let rteObj: RichTextEditorComponent;
  let treeInstance: TreeViewComponent;
  let textBox1: TextBoxComponent;
  let textBox2: TextBoxComponent;
  let textBox3: TextBoxComponent;

  let dataSource: any = [
    { Name: 'Selma Tally', content: 'Apology marketing email',content2:'Hello Ananya Singleton', id: '1', order: 0 },
    { Name: 'Illa Russo', content: 'Annual conference', content2: 'Hi jeani Moresa', id: '4', order: 0 },
    { Name: 'Camden Macmellon', content: 'Reference request- Camden hester', content2: 'Hello Kerry Best', order: 0 },
    { Name: 'Garth Owen', content: 'Application for job Title', content2:'Hello Illa Russo', id: '2', order: 0 },
    { Name: 'Ursula Patterson', content: 'Programmaer Position Applicant', content2: 'Hello Kerry best', id: '2', order: 0 }
  ];

  let paneSize1 = "28%";
  let minimumSize1 = "27%";
  let content1 = "<div class='splitter-content'></div>";
  let paneSize2 = "33%";
  let minimumSize2 = "23%";
  let content2 = "<div class='splitter-content'></div>";
  let paneSize3 = "37%";
  let minimumSize3 = "30%";
  let content3 = "<div ><div class='splitter-content'><div style = 'width: 100%; padding: 15px;'><table><tr><td><button class='e-btn e-flat e-outline'>To...</button></td>" +
  "<td id='firstname-target'></td></tr><tr><td><button class='e-btn e-flat e-outline'>Cc...</button></td><td id ='lastname-target'></td>" +
  "</tr><tr><td><div id='subject-text'>Subject</div></td><td id='subject-target'></td></tr></table></div>" +
  "<div class='forum'><div id='createpostholder'><div id='buttonSection'><button class='e-btn e-primary' id='send'>Send</button>" +
  "<button class='e-btn' id='discard'>Discard</button></div></div></div></div></div>";
  // Set customized list template
  let listTemplate: string = '<div class="settings e-list-wrapper e-list-multi-line e-list-avatar">' +
    '<span class="e-list-item-header">${Name}</span>' +
    '<span class="e-list-content">${content}</span>' +
    '</div>'
  // Set customized group-header template
  let grouptemplate: string = '<div class="e-list-wrapper"><span class="e-list-item-content"></span></div>';
  // Map the appropriate columns to fields property
  let listFields: object = { text: 'Name', groupBy: 'order' };
  let mailBox: object[] = [
    { id: 1, name: 'Favorites', hasChild: true},
    { id: 2, pid: 1, name: 'Sales Reports', count: '4' },
    { id: 3, pid: 1, name: 'Sent Items'},
    { id: 4, pid: 1, name: 'Marketing Reports ', count: '6'},
    { id: 5, name: 'Andrew Fuller', hasChild: true, expanded: true },
    { id: 6, pid: 5, name: 'Inbox',  selected: true , count: '20'},
    { id: 7, pid: 5,  name: 'Drafts', count: '5'},
    { id: 15, pid: 5, name: 'Archive'},
    { id: 8, pid: 5,  name: 'Deleted Items'},
    { id: 9, pid: 5, name: 'Sent Items'},
    { id: 10, pid: 5, name: 'Sales Reports' , count: '4'},
    { id: 11, pid: 5, name: 'Marketing Reports', count: '6' },
    { id: 12, pid: 5, name: 'Outbox'},
    { id: 13, pid: 5, name: 'Junk Email'},
    { id: 14, pid: 5, name: 'RSS Feed'},
    { id: 15, pid: 5, name: 'Trash' }
  ];
  let  treeFields: object = { dataSource: mailBox, id: 'id', parentID: 'pid', text: 'name', hasChildren: 'hasChild' };

  function onCreate(e: any): void {
    splitterInstance.element.querySelectorAll('.splitter-content')[0].appendChild(treeInstance.element);
    splitterInstance.element.querySelectorAll('.splitter-content')[1].appendChild(listViewObj.element);
    (splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#createpostholder').insertBefore(rteObj.element, (splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#createpostholder').childNodes[0]);
    (splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#firstname-target').appendChild(textBox1.element.parentElement);
    (splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#lastname-target').appendChild(textBox2.element.parentElement);
    (splitterInstance as any).element.querySelector('#subject-target').appendChild(textBox3.element.parentElement);
  }
  function nodeTemplate(dataSource: any): JSX.Element {
    return(<div>
        <div className="treeviewdiv">
          <div className="textcontent">
            <span className="treeName">{dataSource.name}</span>
          </div>
            { dataSource.count &&
            <div className="countcontainer">
              <span className="treeCount e-badge e-badge-primary" >{dataSource.count}</span>
            </div>
          }
        </div>
      </div>);
  };
  function onSplitterResize(): void {
    rteObj.refresh();
  }


  return (
      <div id="target" className="control-section outlook-style" >
      <TextBoxComponent id="firstname" ref={(textbox) => { textBox1 = textbox! }}/>
      <TextBoxComponent id="lastname" ref={(textbox) => { textBox2 = textbox! }}/>
      <TextBoxComponent id="subject" ref={(textbox) => { textBox3 = textbox! }}/>
      <RichTextEditorComponent id="defaultRTE" ref={(richtexteditor) => { rteObj = richtexteditor! }}  height = "262px">
          <Inject services={[HtmlEditor, Toolbar, Image, Link, QuickToolbar]} />
      </RichTextEditorComponent>
      <TreeViewComponent id='splitter-tree' fields= {treeFields} nodeTemplate = {nodeTemplate} ref={(tree) => { treeInstance = tree! }}/>
      <ListViewComponent id='groupedList-split' fields = { listFields } className ='splitter-list' dataSource = {dataSource}
      cssClass = {'e-list-template'} groupTemplate = {grouptemplate} template = {listTemplate} ref={(listview) => { listViewObj = listview! }}/>
      <SplitterComponent id="splitter1" height="493px" width="100%" ref={(splitter) => { splitterInstance = splitter! }} created={onCreate = onCreate.bind(this)} resizeStop={onSplitterResize=onSplitterResize.bind(this)}>
          <PanesDirective>
              <PaneDirective size={paneSize1} min={minimumSize1} content={content1}/>
              <PaneDirective size={paneSize2} min={minimumSize2} content={content2}/>
              <PaneDirective size={paneSize3} min={minimumSize3} content={content3}/>
          </PanesDirective>
      </SplitterComponent>
      </div>
  );

}
export default App;

Refer below dependent styles in top of your App.css file.

@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css';
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-lists/styles/material.css';
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css';
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/material.css';
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';

Once the above configurations has been completed, you will get the output like this.

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