Templates in Vue Drop down tree component

15 Aug 202324 minutes to read

The Dropdown Tree provides support to customize each list item, header, and footer elements. It uses the Essential JS 2 Template engine to compile and render the elements properly.

Item template

The content of each list item within the Dropdown Tree can be customized with the help of itemTemplate property.

In the following sample, the Dropdown Tree list items are customized with employee information such as name and job using the itemTemplate property.

The template expression should be provided inside the {{...}} interpolation syntax.

app.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div id='container' style="margin:50px auto 0; width:250px;"><br>
      <ejs-dropdowntree id='dropdowntree' :fields='fields' placeholder='Select an employee':itemTemplate='itemTemplate' ></ejs-dropdowntree>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { DropDownTreePlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns";
Vue.use(DropDownTreePlugin);
var data = [
  { "id": 1, "name": "Steven Buchanan", "job": "General Manager", "hasChild": true, "expanded": true },
  { "id": 2, "pid": 1, "name": "Laura Callahan", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 3, "pid": 2, "name": "Andrew Fuller", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 4, "pid": 3, "name": "Anne Dodsworth", "job": "Developer" },
  { "id": 10, "pid": 3, "name": "Lilly", "job": "Developer", "status": "online" },
  { "id": 5, "pid": 1, "name": "Nancy Davolio", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 6, "pid": 5, "name": "Michael Suyama", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 7, "pid": 6, "name": "Robert King", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 11, "pid": 6, "name": "Mary", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 9, "pid": 1, "name": "Janet Leverling", "job": "HR" }
];
var itemVue = Vue.component("itemTemplate", {
  template: `<span><span  class="ename"> - </span><span class="ejob"></span></span>`,
  data() {return {data: {}};
  }
});
export default {
  data (){
    return {
      itemTemplate : function() {
        return {template: itemVue};
      },
      fields: { dataSource: data, value: 'id', text: 'name', parentValue:"pid", hasChildren: 'hasChild' },
    }
  }
}
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns/styles/material.css";
.ejob{
    opacity: .60;
}
</style>

Header template

The header element is shown statically at the top of the popup list items within the Dropdown Tree. A custom element can be placed as a header element using the headerTemplate property.

In the following sample, the header is customized with the custom element.

app.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div id='container' style="margin:50px auto 0; width:250px;"><br>
      <ejs-dropdowntree id='dropdowntree' :fields='fields' placeholder='Select an employee':headerTemplate='headerTemplate' ></ejs-dropdowntree>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { DropDownTreePlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns";
Vue.use(DropDownTreePlugin);
var data = [
  { "id": 1, "name": "Steven Buchanan", "job": "General Manager", "hasChild": true, "expanded": true },
  { "id": 2, "pid": 1, "name": "Laura Callahan", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 3, "pid": 2, "name": "Andrew Fuller", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 4, "pid": 3, "name": "Anne Dodsworth", "job": "Developer" },
  { "id": 10, "pid": 3, "name": "Lilly", "job": "Developer", "status": "online" },
  { "id": 5, "pid": 1, "name": "Nancy Davolio", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 6, "pid": 5, "name": "Michael Suyama", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 7, "pid": 6, "name": "Robert King", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 11, "pid": 6, "name": "Mary", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 9, "pid": 1, "name": "Janet Leverling", "job": "HR" }
];
var headerVue = Vue.component("headerTemplate", {
  template: `<span class='head'>Employee List</span>`,
  data() {
    return {
      data: {}
    };
  }
});
export default {
  data (){
    return {
      fields: { dataSource: data, value: 'id', text: 'name', parentValue:"pid", hasChildren: 'hasChild' },
        headerTemplate :  function(e) {
          return {
            template: headerVue
          };
        }
    }
  }
}
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns/styles/material.css";
.head {
    height: 40px;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}
</style>

Footer template

The Dropdown Tree has options to show a footer element at the bottom of the list items in the popup list. Here, you can place any custom element as a footer element using the footerTemplate property.

In the following sample, the footer element displays the total number of employees present in the Dropdown Tree.

app.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div id='container' style="margin:50px auto 0; width:250px;"><br>
      <ejs-dropdowntree id='dropdowntree' :fields='fields' placeholder='Select an employee':footerTemplate='footerTemplate' ></ejs-dropdowntree>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { DropDownTreePlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns";
Vue.use(DropDownTreePlugin);
var data = [
  { "id": 1, "name": "Steven Buchanan", "job": "General Manager", "hasChild": true, "expanded": true },
  { "id": 2, "pid": 1, "name": "Laura Callahan", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 3, "pid": 2, "name": "Andrew Fuller", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 4, "pid": 3, "name": "Anne Dodsworth", "job": "Developer" },
  { "id": 10, "pid": 3, "name": "Lilly", "job": "Developer", "status": "online" },
  { "id": 5, "pid": 1, "name": "Nancy Davolio", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 6, "pid": 5, "name": "Michael Suyama", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 7, "pid": 6, "name": "Robert King", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 11, "pid": 6, "name": "Mary", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 9, "pid": 1, "name": "Janet Leverling", "job": "HR" }
];
var footerVue = Vue.component("footerTemplate", {
  template: `<span class='foot'> Total number of employees: 10</span>`,
  data() {
    return {
      data: {}
    };
  }
});
export default {
  data (){
    return {
      fields: { dataSource: data, value: 'id', text: 'name', parentValue:"pid", hasChildren: 'hasChild' },
        footerTemplate : function(e) {
          return {
            template: footerVue
          }
        }
    }
  }
}
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns/styles/material.css";
.foot {
    text-indent: 1.2em;
    display: block;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
    font-weight: bold;
}
.custom .e-ddt-footer{
    border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}
</style>

No records template

The Dropdown Tree is supports to display custom design in the popup list content using the noRecordsTemplate property when no matches found on search.

In the following sample, popup list content displays the notification of no data available.

app.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div id='container' style="margin:50px auto 0; width:250px;"><br>
      <ejs-dropdowntree id='dropdowntree' :fields='fields' placeholder='Select an employee':noRecordsTemplate='noRecordsTemplate' ></ejs-dropdowntree>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { DropDownTreePlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns";
Vue.use(DropDownTreePlugin);
var data = [ ];
var noRecordsVue = Vue.component("noRecordsTemplate", {
  template: `<span class='norecord'> NO DATA AVAILABLE</span>`,
  data() {
    return {
      data: {}
    };
  }
});
export default {
  data (){
    return {
      noRecordsTemplate : function (e) {
        return {
          template: noRecordsVue
        }
      },
      fields: { dataSource: data, value: 'id', text: 'name', parentValue:"pid", hasChildren: 'hasChild' },
    }
  }
}
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns/styles/material.css";
</style>

Action failure template

The Dropdown Tree provides an option to custom design the popup list content using actionFailureTemplate property, when the data fetch request fails at the remote server.

In the following sample, when the data fetch request fails, the Dropdown Tree displays the notification.

app.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div id='container' style="margin:50px auto 0; width:250px;">
        <br>
        <ejs-dropdowntree id='dropdowntree' :fields='fields' placeholder='Select an employee':actionFailureTemplate='actionFailureTemplate' ></ejs-dropdowntree>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { DropDownTreePlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns";
import { DataManager,Query,ODataV4Adaptor } from "@syncfusion/ej2-data";
Vue.use(DropDownTreePlugin);
var remoteData = new DataManager({
  url: 'https://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svs',
  adaptor: new ODataV4Adaptor,
  crossDomain: true,
});
var failureVue = Vue.component("failureTemplate", {
  template: `<span class='action-failure'> Data fetch request fails</span>`,
  data() {
    return {
      data: {}
    };
  }
});
export default Vue.extend({
    data: function() {
        return {
          actionFailureTemplate : function(e) {
            return {
              template: failureVue
            }
          },
          fields: { dataSource: remoteData, value: 'id', text: 'name', parentValue:"pid", hasChildren: 'hasChild' },
            height: '200px'
        };
    },
});
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns/styles/material.css";
</style>

Custom template to show selected items in input

In Dropdown Tree, while selecting more than one items via checkbox or multi selection support, all the selected items will be displayed in the input. Instead of displaying all the selected item text, the custom template can be displayed by setting the the mode property as Custom and customTemplate property.

When the mode property is set as Custom, the Dropdown Tree displays the default template value (${value.length} item(s) selected) like 1 item(s) selected or 2 item(s) selected. The default template can be customized by setting customTemplate property.

In the following sample, the Dropdown Tree is rendered with default value of the customTemplate property like “1 item(s) selected or 2 item(s) selected”.

app.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div id='container' style="margin:50px auto 0; width:250px;"><br>
      <ejs-dropdowntree id='dropdowntree' ref="ddtreeObj" :fields='fields' :customTemplate='customTemplate' :showCheckBox='true' :treeSettings='treeSettings' mode= 'Custom' :placeholder='waterMark' :popupHeight='height'></ejs-dropdowntree>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from "vue";
import { DropDownTreePlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns";
Vue.use(DropDownTreePlugin);
var data = [
  { "id": 1, "name": "Steven Buchanan", "job": "General Manager", "hasChild": true, "expanded": true },
  { "id": 2, "pid": 1, "name": "Laura Callahan", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 3, "pid": 2, "name": "Andrew Fuller", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 4, "pid": 3, "name": "Anne Dodsworth", "job": "Developer" },
  { "id": 10, "pid": 3, "name": "Lilly", "job": "Developer", "status": "online" },
  { "id": 5, "pid": 1, "name": "Nancy Davolio", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 6, "pid": 5, "name": "Michael Suyama", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 7, "pid": 6, "name": "Robert King", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 11, "pid": 6, "name": "Mary", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 9, "pid": 1, "name": "Janet Leverling", "job": "HR" }
];
export default Vue.extend({
  data: function() {
    var temp = this;
      return {
        fields: { dataSource: data, value: 'id', text: 'name', parentValue: 'pid', hasChildren: 'hasChild' },
        height: '200px',
        waterMark: 'Select an employee',
        treeSettings: { autoCheck: true },
        customTemplate: '${value.length} item(s) selected'
      };
  }
});
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns/styles/material.css";
</style>

In the following sample, the Dropdown Tree is rendered with custom value of the customTemplate property like Selected items count: 2.

app.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div id='container' style="margin:50px auto 0; width:250px;"><br>
      <ejs-dropdowntree id='dropdowntree' ref="ddtreeObj" :fields='fields' :customTemplate='customTemplate' :showCheckBox='true' :treeSettings='treeSettings' mode= 'Custom' :placeholder='waterMark' :popupHeight='height'></ejs-dropdowntree>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from "vue";
import { DropDownTreePlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns";
Vue.use(DropDownTreePlugin);
var data = [
  { "id": 1, "name": "Steven Buchanan", "job": "General Manager", "hasChild": true, "expanded": true },
  { "id": 2, "pid": 1, "name": "Laura Callahan", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 3, "pid": 2, "name": "Andrew Fuller", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 4, "pid": 3, "name": "Anne Dodsworth", "job": "Developer" },
  { "id": 10, "pid": 3, "name": "Lilly", "job": "Developer", "status": "online" },
  { "id": 5, "pid": 1, "name": "Nancy Davolio", "job": "Product Manager", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 6, "pid": 5, "name": "Michael Suyama", "job": "Team Lead", "hasChild": true },
  { "id": 7, "pid": 6, "name": "Robert King", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 11, "pid": 6, "name": "Mary", "job": "Developer " },
  { "id": 9, "pid": 1, "name": "Janet Leverling", "job": "HR" }
];
export default Vue.extend({
  data: function() {
    var temp = this;
      return {
        fields: { dataSource: data, value: 'id', text: 'name', parentValue: 'pid', hasChildren: 'hasChild' },
        height: '200px',
        waterMark: 'Select an employee',
        treeSettings: { autoCheck: true },
        customTemplate: 'Selected item(s) count: ${value.length}'
      };
  }
});
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-dropdowns/styles/material.css";
</style>