Add floating label to textbox programmatically in React Textbox component
20 Mar 202310 minutes to read
The Floating Label TextBox
floats label above the TextBox after focusing, or entering a value in the TextBox.
Floating label supports the types of actions as given below.
Type | Description |
---|---|
Auto | The floating label will float above the input after focusing, or entering a value in the input. |
Always | The floating label will always float above the input. |
Never | By default, never float the label in the input when the placeholder is available. |
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Create a TypeScript file and import the
Input
modules fromej2-inputs
library as shown below.import {Input} from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
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Pass the
HTML Input
element andfloatLabelType
property asAuto
to thecreateInput
method. -
Set the
placeholder
value to the input element viaelement attribute
or pass the parameter to thecreateInput
method.The
watermark label
will be updated based on the specifiedplaceholder
value of theFloating Label TextBox
. -
You can add the
icons
on the input by passingbuttons
property value with the class namee-input-group-icon
as parameter to thecreateInput
method.
import { Input } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import * as React from "react";
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
export default class Default extends React.Component {
input1;
input2;
input3;
input4;
render() {
return (<div className="inner-container">
<h4> FloatLabelType as Auto </h4>
<input id="input-01" type="text" ref={ele1 => this.input1 = ele1}/>
<h4> FloatLabelType as Always </h4>
<input id="input-02" type="text" ref={ele2 => this.input2 = ele2}/>
<h4> FloatLabelType as Never </h4>
<input id="input-03" type="text" ref={ele3 => this.input3 = ele3}/>
<h4> Float label input with icons </h4>
<input id="input-04" type="text" ref={ele4 => this.input4 = ele4}/>
</div>);
}
componentDidMount() {
Input.createInput({
element: this.input1,
floatLabelType: "Auto",
properties: {
placeholder: 'Enter Name'
}
});
Input.createInput({
element: this.input2,
floatLabelType: "Always",
properties: {
placeholder: 'Enter Name'
}
});
Input.createInput({
element: this.input3,
floatLabelType: "Never",
properties: {
placeholder: 'Enter Name'
}
});
// Render Float Label TextBox with Icon
Input.createInput({
buttons: ['e-input-group-icon e-input-down'],
element: this.input4,
floatLabelType: "Auto",
properties: {
placeholder: 'Enter Value'
}
});
}
}
ReactDOM.render(<Default />, document.getElementById('input-container'));
import { Input } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import * as React from "react";
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
export default class Default extends React.Component {
public input1: any;
public input2: any;
public input3: any;
public input4: any;
public render() {
return (
<div className="inner-container">
<h4> FloatLabelType as Auto </h4>
<input id="input-01" type="text" ref = {ele1 => this.input1 = ele1!} />
<h4> FloatLabelType as Always </h4>
<input id="input-02" type="text" ref = {ele2 => this.input2 = ele2!} />
<h4> FloatLabelType as Never </h4>
<input id="input-03" type="text" ref = {ele3 => this.input3 = ele3!} />
<h4> Float label input with icons </h4>
<input id="input-04" type="text" ref = {ele4 => this.input4 = ele4!} />
</div>
)
}
public componentDidMount() {
Input.createInput({
element: this.input1,
floatLabelType: "Auto",
properties:{
placeholder:'Enter Name'
}
});
Input.createInput({
element: this.input2,
floatLabelType: "Always",
properties:{
placeholder:'Enter Name'
}
});
Input.createInput({
element: this.input3,
floatLabelType: "Never",
properties:{
placeholder:'Enter Name'
}
});
// Render Float Label TextBox with Icon
Input.createInput({
buttons: ['e-input-group-icon e-input-down'],
element: this.input4,
floatLabelType: "Auto",
properties:{
placeholder:'Enter Value'
}
});
}
}
ReactDOM.render(<Default />, document.getElementById('input-container'));