Virtualization in Vue ListView component

10 Mar 202524 minutes to read

UI virtualization loads only viewable list items in a view port, which will improve the ListView performance while loading a large number of data.

Module injection

In order to use UI Virtualization, virtualization module should be injected into the provide section and use listview as a key of the object.

export default {
  data: function() {
    return {
      listData: listData,
      enableUi: true
    };
  },
  provide: {
    listview: [Virtualization]
  }
}

Enable Virtualization

UI virtualization can be enabled in the ListView by setting the enableVirtualization property to true.

It has two types of scrollers as follows:

Window scroll: This scroller is used in the ListView by default.

Container scroll: This scroller is used, when the height property of the ListView is set.

<template>
  <div class="control-section">
    <ejs-listview id='ui-list' :dataSource='listData' :height="height" :enableVirtualization='enableUi'>
    </ejs-listview>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
import { provide, onBeforeMount } from "vue";

import { ListViewComponent as EjsListview, Virtualization } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-lists";

let listData = [];

onBeforeMount(() => {
  listData = [
    { text: "Nancy", id: "0" },
    { text: "Andrew", id: "1" },
    { text: "Janet", id: "2" },
    { text: "Margaret", id: "3" },
    { text: "Steven", id: "4" },
    { text: "Laura", id: "5" },
    { text: "Robert", id: "6" },
    { text: "Michael", id: "7" },
    { text: "Albert", id: "8" },
    { text: "Nolan", id: "9" }
  ];

  for (let i = 10; i <= 1000; i++) {
    let index = parseInt((Math.random() * 10).toString());
    listData.push({ text: listData[index].text, id: i.toString() });
  }
});

const enableUi = true;
const height = "330px";
provide('listview', [Virtualization]);

</script>
<style>
#app {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 30%;
}

#ui-list {
  display: block;
  max-width: 400px;
  margin: auto;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
</style>
<template>
  <div class="control-section">
    <ejs-listview id='ui-list' :dataSource='listData' :height="height" :enableVirtualization='enableUi'>
    </ejs-listview>
  </div>
</template>

<script>

import { ListViewComponent, Virtualization } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-lists";

let listData = [];

export default {
  name: "App",
  components: {
    "ejs-listview": ListViewComponent
  },

  beforeCreate: function () {
    listData = [
      { text: "Nancy", id: "0" },
      { text: "Andrew", id: "1" },
      { text: "Janet", id: "2" },
      { text: "Margaret", id: "3" },
      { text: "Steven", id: "4" },
      { text: "Laura", id: "5" },
      { text: "Robert", id: "6" },
      { text: "Michael", id: "7" },
      { text: "Albert", id: "8" },
      { text: "Nolan", id: "9" }
    ];

    for (let i = 10; i <= 1000; i++) {
      let index = parseInt((Math.random() * 10).toString());
      listData.push({ text: listData[index].text, id: i.toString() });
    }
  },
  data: function () {
    return {
      listData: listData,
      enableUi: true,
      height: "330px"
    };
  },
  provide: {
    listview: [Virtualization]
  }
};
</script>
<style>
#app {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 30%;
}

#ui-list {
  display: block;
  max-width: 400px;
  margin: auto;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
</style>

Template

We can use template property to customize list items in UI virtualization.

<template>
    <div class="control-section">
      <ejs-listview id='ui-list' ref="list" :dataSource='listData' :showHeader='header' :fields='fields'
        :headerTitle='title' :height='height' :cssClass='cssClass' :enableVirtualization='enableUi'
        :template="'gTemplate'">
        <template v-slot:gTemplate="{ data }">
          <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar">
            <span :class="['e-avatar e-avatar-circle ' + data.icon + ' showUI']" v-if="data.imgUrl == undefined"></span>
            <span :class="['e-avatar e-avatar-circle ' + data.icon + ' hideUI']" v-if="data.imgUrl !== undefined"></span>
            <img :class="['e-avatar e-avatar-circle showUI']" :src="data.imgUrl" v-if="data.imgUrl !== undefined" />
            <img :class="['e-avatar e-avatar-circle hideUI']" :src="data.imgUrl" v-if="data.imgUrl == undefined" />
            <span class="e-list-content"></span>
          </div>
        </template>
      </ejs-listview>
    </div>
  </template>
  
  <script setup>
  import { provide, onBeforeMount } from "vue";
  
  import { ListViewComponent as EjsListview, Virtualization } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-lists";
  
  let listData = [];
  
  
  onBeforeMount(() => {
    listData = [
      { name: 'Nancy', icon: 'N', id: '0', },
      { name: 'Andrew', icon: 'A', id: '1' },
      { name: 'Janet', icon: 'J', id: '2' },
      { name: 'Margaret', imgUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/demos/src/listview/images/margaret.png', id: '3' },
      { name: 'Steven', icon: 'S', id: '4' },
      { name: 'Laura', imgUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/demos/src/listview/images/laura.png', id: '5' },
      { name: 'Robert', icon: 'R', id: '6' },
      { name: 'Michael', icon: 'M', id: '7' },
      { name: 'Albert', imgUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/demos/src/listview/images/albert.png', id: '8' },
      { name: 'Nolan', icon: 'N', id: '9' }
    ];
  
    for (let i = 10; i <= 1000; i++) {
      let index = parseInt((Math.random() * 10).toString());
      listData.push({ name: listData[index].name, icon: listData[index].icon, imgUrl: listData[index].imgUrl, id: i.toString() });
    }
  });
  
  const header = true;
  const title = "Contacts";
  const fields = { text: "name" };
  const height = 330;
  const cssClass = 'e-list-template';
  const enableUi = true;
  
  provide('listview', [Virtualization]);
  
  </script>
  <style>
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-lists/styles/material.css";
  
  #app {
    color: #008cff;
    height: 40px;
    left: 30%;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview {
    margin: auto;
    max-width: 325px;
    line-height: initial;
    border: 1px solid lightgray;
  }
  
  /* ListView header alignment */
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .e-list-header {
    height: 50px
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .e-list-header .e-text {
    line-height: 18px
  }
  
  /* ListView template customization */
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .showUI {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 50%;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .hideUI {
    display: none;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .e-list-item {
    padding: 3px 0;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .R {
    background: lightgrey;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .M {
    background: pink;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .A {
    background: lightgreen;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .S {
    background: lightskyblue;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .J {
    background: orange;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview .N {
    background: lightblue;
  }
  </style>
<template>
    <div class="control-section">     
      <ejs-listview id='ui-list' ref="list" :dataSource='listData' :showHeader='header' :fields='fields' :headerTitle='title'
          :height='height' :cssClass='cssClass' :enableVirtualization='enableUi' :template="'gTemplate'">
              <template v-slot:gTemplate="{ data }">
                  <div class="e-list-wrapper e-list-avatar" >
                      <span :class="['e-avatar e-avatar-circle ' + data.icon + ' showUI']" v-if="data.imgUrl == undefined"></span>
                      <span :class="['e-avatar e-avatar-circle ' + data.icon + ' hideUI']" v-if="data.imgUrl !== undefined"></span> 
                      <img :class="['e-avatar e-avatar-circle showUI']" :src="data.imgUrl" v-if="data.imgUrl !== undefined" />
                      <img :class="['e-avatar e-avatar-circle hideUI']" :src="data.imgUrl" v-if="data.imgUrl == undefined" />
                      <span class="e-list-content"></span>
                  </div>
              </template>
          </ejs-listview>
    </div>
  </template>
  
  <script>
  
  import { ListViewComponent, Virtualization } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-lists";
  
  let listData = [];
  
  export default {
  name: "App",
  components: {
  "ejs-listview":ListViewComponent
  },
  
      beforeCreate: function() {
  listData = [
      { name: 'Nancy', icon: 'N', id: '0', },
      { name: 'Andrew', icon: 'A', id: '1' },
      { name: 'Janet', icon: 'J', id: '2' },
      { name: 'Margaret', imgUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/demos/src/listview/images/margaret.png', id: '3' },
      { name: 'Steven', icon: 'S', id: '4' },
      { name: 'Laura', imgUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/demos/src/listview/images/laura.png', id: '5' },
      { name: 'Robert', icon: 'R', id: '6' },
      { name: 'Michael', icon: 'M', id: '7' },
      { name: 'Albert', imgUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/demos/src/listview/images/albert.png', id: '8' },
      { name: 'Nolan', icon: 'N', id: '9' }
  ];
  
  for (let i = 10; i <= 1000; i++) {
      let index = parseInt((Math.random() * 10).toString());
      listData.push({ name: listData[index].name, icon: listData[index].icon, imgUrl: listData[index].imgUrl, id: i.toString() });
  }
  },
    data: function() {
      return {
        listData: listData,     
        header: true,
        title: "Contacts",
        fields: { text: "name" },
        height: 330,
        cssClass:'e-list-template',
        enableUi: true,
      };
    },
    provide: {
      listview: [Virtualization]
    }
  }
  </script>
  <style>
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-lists/styles/material.css";
  #app {
      color: #008cff;
      height: 40px;
      left: 30%;
  }
  
  #ui-list.e-listview {
          margin: auto;
          max-width: 325px;
          line-height: initial;
          border: 1px solid lightgray;
      }
  
      /* ListView header alignment */
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .e-list-header {
          height: 50px
      }
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .e-list-header .e-text {
          line-height: 18px
      }
  
      /* ListView template customization */
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .showUI {
          display: flex;
          align-items: center;
          justify-content: center;
          border-radius: 50%;
      }
      #ui-list.e-listview .hideUI {
          display: none;
      }
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .e-list-item {
          padding: 3px 0;
      }
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .R {
          background: lightgrey;
      }
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .M {
          background: pink;
      }
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .A {
          background: lightgreen;
      }
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .S {
          background: lightskyblue;
      }
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .J {
          background: orange;
      }
  
      #ui-list.e-listview .N {
          background: lightblue;
      }
  </style>

Conditional rendering

The following conditional rendering support is provided for the template and groupTemplate.

Name Syntax
conditional class <div class="${ $id % 2 === 0 ? 'even-list' : 'odd-list'}"></div>
conditional attribute <div id="${ $id % 2 === 0 ? 'even-list' : 'odd-list'}"></div>
conditional text content <div>${ $id % 2 === 0 ? 'even-list' : 'odd-list'}</div>

In the following sample, the light blue is applied for the even list and light coral is applied for the odd list based on the conditional class.

<template>
  <div class="control-section">
    <ejs-listview id='ui-list' :dataSource='listData' :enableVirtualization='enableUi' :template='gTemplate'
      :height='height'>
    </ejs-listview>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
import { provide } from "vue";
import { onBeforeMount } from "vue";
import { ListViewComponent as EjsListview, Virtualization } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-lists";

let listData = [];

onBeforeMount(() => {
  listData = [
    { text: 'Nancy', id: '0', },
    { text: 'Andrew', id: '1' },
    { text: 'Janet', id: '2' },
    { text: 'Margaret', id: '3' },
    { text: 'Steven', id: '4' },
    { text: 'Laura', id: '5' },
    { text: 'Robert', id: '6' },
    { text: 'Michael', id: '7' },
    { text: 'Albert', id: '8' },
    { text: 'Nolan', id: '9' }
  ];

  for (let i = 10; i <= 1000; i++) {
    let index = parseInt((Math.random() * 10).toString());
    listData.push({ text: listData[index].text, id: i.toString() });
  }
});

const gTemplate ='<div id="list-container" class="class-${parseInt(id) % 2}" > ${text} </div>';
const height = 500;
const enableUi = true;

provide('listview', [Virtualization]);

</script>

<style>
#app {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 30%;
  position: absolute;
}

#ui-list {
  display: block;
  max-width: 400px;
  margin: auto;
  border: 1px solid #dddddd;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

#list-container {
  height: inherit;
  width: inherit;
  padding-left: 30px;
}

#ui-list .e-list-item {
  padding: 0;
}

#ui-list .class-0 {
  background-color: lightblue;
}

#ui-list .class-1 {
  background-color: lightcoral;
}
</style>
<template>
  <div class="control-section">
    <ejs-listview id='ui-list' :dataSource='listData' :enableVirtualization='enableUi' :template='gTemplate'
      :height='height'>
    </ejs-listview>
  </div>
</template>

<script>

import { ListViewComponent, Virtualization } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-lists";

let listData = [];

export default {
  name: "App",
  components: {
    "ejs-listview": ListViewComponent
  },
  beforeCreate: function () {
    listData = [
      { text: 'Nancy', id: '0', },
      { text: 'Andrew', id: '1' },
      { text: 'Janet', id: '2' },
      { text: 'Margaret', id: '3' },
      { text: 'Steven', id: '4' },
      { text: 'Laura', id: '5' },
      { text: 'Robert', id: '6' },
      { text: 'Michael', id: '7' },
      { text: 'Albert', id: '8' },
      { text: 'Nolan', id: '9' }
    ];
     
    for (let i = 10; i <= 1000; i++) {
      let index = parseInt((Math.random() * 10).toString());
      listData.push({ text: listData[index].text, id: i.toString() });
    }
  },
  data: function () {
    return {
      listData: listData,
      gTemplate: '<div id="list-container" class="class-${parseInt(id) % 2}" > ${text} </div>',
      height: 500,
      enableUi: true,
    };
  },
  provide: {
    listview: [Virtualization]
  }
}
</script>
<style>
#app {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 30%;
  position: absolute;
}

#ui-list {
  display: block;
  max-width: 400px;
  margin: auto;
  border: 1px solid #dddddd;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

#list-container {
  height: inherit;
  width: inherit;
  padding-left: 30px;
}

#ui-list .e-list-item {
  padding: 0;
}

#ui-list .class-0 {
  background-color: lightblue;
}

#ui-list .class-1 {
  background-color: lightcoral;
}
</style>