Getting Started with Syncfusion Avatar Component in Vue 3
20 Mar 20232 minutes to read
This section explains how to use Avatar component in Vue 3 application.
Prerequisites
System requirements for Syncfusion Vue UI components
Creating Vue application using Vue CLI
The easiest way to create a Vue application is to use the Vue CLI
. Vue CLI versions above 4.5.0
are mandatory for creating applications using Vue 3. Use the following command to uninstall older versions of the Vue CLI.
npm uninstall vue-cli -g
Use the following commands to install the latest version of Vue CLI.
npm install -g @vue/cli
npm install -g @vue/cli-init
Create a new project using the command below.
vue create quickstart
cd quickstart
Initiating a new project prompts us to choose the type of project to be used for the current application. Select the option Default (Vue 3)
from the menu.
Adding Syncfusion Avatar package in the application
Syncfusion Vue packages are maintained in the npmjs.com
registry.
The Avatar component will be used in this example. To install it use the following command.
npm install @syncfusion/ej2-vue-layouts --save
Adding CSS reference for Syncfusion Vue Avatar component
Import the needed css styles for the Avatar component along with dependency styles in the <style>
section of the src/App.vue
file as follows.
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css";
</style>
Adding Syncfusion Vue Avatar component in the application
You have completed all the necessary configurations needed for rendering the Syncfusion Vue component. Now, you are going to add the Avatar component using following steps.
-
Add an HTML span element with
e-avatar
class into the<template>
section of theApp.vue
file insrc
directory.<template> <div id='element'> <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xlarge"></span> <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-large"></span> <span class="e-avatar"></span> <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-small"></span> <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xsmall"></span> </div> </template>
-
Summarizing the above steps, update the
src/App.vue
file with following code.<template> <div id='element'> <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xlarge"></span> <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-large"></span> <span class="e-avatar"></span> <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-small"></span> <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xsmall"></span> </div> </template> <script> export default { name: "App" } </script> <style> @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css"; @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css"; #element { display: block; width: 300px; margin: 130px auto; border-radius: 3px; justify-content: center; } /* Add your custom avatar image. */ .e-avatar { background-image: url(https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/documentation/samples/avatar/media-formats-cs1/pic01.png); margin: 2px; } </style>
Running the application
Run the application using the following command.
npm run serve
Web server will be initiated, Open the quick start app in the browser at port localhost:8080
.