Getting Started with the Vue Chips Component in Vue 2

10 Feb 20264 minutes to read

This article provides a step-by-step guide for setting up a Vue 2 project using Vue-CLI and integrating the Syncfusion^® Vue Chips component.

To get started quickly with Vue Chips, check this video:

Prerequisites

System requirements for Syncfusion^® Vue UI components

Setting up the Vue 2 project

To generate a Vue 2 project using Vue-CLI, use the vue create command. Follow these steps to install Vue CLI and create a new project:

npm install -g @vue/cli
vue create quickstart
cd quickstart
npm run serve

or

yarn global add @vue/cli
vue create quickstart
cd quickstart
yarn run serve

When creating a new project, choose the option Default ([Vue 2] babel, eslint) from the menu.

Once the quickstart project is set up with default settings, proceed to add Syncfusion^® components to the project.

Add Syncfusion^® Vue packages

Syncfusion^® packages are available at npmjs.com. To use Vue components, install the required npm package.

This article uses the Vue Chips component as an example. Install the @syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons package by running the following command:

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons --save

or

yarn add @syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons

Import Syncfusion^® CSS styles

Syncfusion^® components require CSS stylesheets to display correctly. You can import themes in various ways, such as using CSS or SASS styles from npm packages, CDN, CRG, and Theme Studio. Refer to themes topic to learn more about built-in themes and different ways to reference themes in a Vue project.

In this article, the Material3 theme is applied using CSS styles, which are available in installed packages. The necessary Material3 CSS styles for the Chips component and its dependents were imported into the <style> section of the src/App.vue file.

~/src/App.vue

<style>
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons/styles/material.css';
</style>

The order of CSS imports matters. Import base styles first, then component-specific styles. Missing CSS imports can result in misaligned layouts, buttons without styling, or missing visual elements in popups and dialogs.

Add Syncfusion^® Vue component

Follow the below steps to add the Vue Chips component:

1. First, import and register the Chips component in the script section of the src/App.vue file.

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)

<script setup>
import { ChipListComponent as EjsChiplist } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons';
</script>

Options API (~/src/App.vue)

<script>
import { ChipListComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons';

export default {
    components: {
        'ejs-chiplist': ChipListComponent
    }
}
</script>

2. In the template section, define the Chips component with the text property.

~/src/App.vue

<template>
 <ejs-chiplist id="chip" text="Janet Leverling"></ejs-chiplist>
</template>

Here is the summarized code for the above steps in the src/App.vue file:

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
 <ejs-chiplist id="chip" text="Janet Leverling"></ejs-chiplist>
</template>

<script setup>
import { ChipListComponent as EjsChiplist } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons';
</script>

<style>
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons/styles/material.css';

</style>

Options API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
    <ejs-chiplist id="chip" text="Janet Leverling"></ejs-chiplist>
</template>

<script>
import { ChipListComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons';

export default {
    name: "App",
    components: {
        'ejs-chiplist': ChipListComponent
    }
}
</script>

<style>
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons/styles/material.css';
</style>

Run the project

To run the project, use the following command:

npm run serve

or

yarn run serve