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Overview

The Angular MultiSelect Dropdown is used as a replacement for the HTML select tag for selecting multiple values. This is a textbox component that allows users to type or select multiple values from a list of predefined options. It has several out-of-the-box features such as data binding, filtering, grouping, tagging with custom values, and checkbox mode.


Data binding

You can bind data from a variety of data sources like an array of primitive data, JSON data collections, or a remote data source using various kinds of adaptors such as OData, OData V4, URL, JSON, and Web API. JavaScript data manager is used to manage data, and has customization options for data request and processing.

Angular Material MultiSelect Dropdown with data binding.


Render modes

Various render modes are available to visualize selected items.

Angular Chips MultiSelect Dropdown

Chip mode (box mode)

Selected items are displayed as chips (tags) in the MultiSelect input box.

Angular Material MultiSelect Dropdown with delimiter mode

Delimiter mode

Selected items are displayed with a delimiter character in the MultiSelect input box.

Angular Material MultiSelect Dropdown with default rendering mode.

Hybrid mode (default mode)

By default, the selected items are displayed as chips when the component is focused. When not in focus, they are displayed with a delimiter character.


Filtering and searching

The Angular MultiSelect Dropdown has built-in filtering support with a rich set of filtering configurations available.

Angular Material MultiSelect Dropdown with custom filtering Fuzzy search.

Custom filtering

The Angular MultiSelect Dropdown filter query can be customized. You can also use your own filter libraries to filter data, like a fuzzy search.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown filter with diacritic symbols.

The Angular MultiSelect Dropdown component has built-in diacritic character sensitivity support. This behavior can be turned on or off.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with case sensitivity.

Filter settings

Users can customize the filter search to be case sensitive. The number of characters needed to make the filter search can also be set.


UI customization with templates

Use templates to change the appearance of the selection pop-up list items, the header and footer of the selection pop-up list, and the selected values of the Angular Multi Select Dropdown input box.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with header template in pop-up list.

Header template

Design your own header for a pop-up list using a header template.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with item template in pop-up list.

Item template

Define the custom appearance of each list item using an item template.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with footer template in pop-up list.

Design your own custom footer for the pop-up list using the footer template.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with value template.

Value template

Define the custom appearance of selected values using the value template.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with no record template in pop-up list.

Empty record template

Configure the custom look of a pop-up list when no items are available to be displayed in the filter search functionality.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown list items with icons.

MultiSelect items icons

Configure each list item of a pop-up list with a custom icon or image to improve readability and visualization.


Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with check boxes.

MultiSelect Dropdown checkbox

The Angular Multi Select Dropdown component has checkbox support. Enabling a checkbox on each item helps the user handle multiple selected values.


Selection limit

Limit the number of items that can be selected in a drop-down.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with value selection limit.


Chip customization

You can customize the appearance of the selected chip (value) element on value selection action.


Tagging custom value

Tag the new values that are not present in the predefined list.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with tagging of custom values.


Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with category grouping.

Grouping with category

Group the popup list items with the corresponding category which makes it easy to pick the item quickly from the dropdown, and also enhance user experience.


Pop-up dimension

The width and height of a pop-up option list are customizable.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with pop-up dimension adjustment.


Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with HTML form validation.

HTML form support

The Angular Multi Select Dropdown is a form component that seamlessly supports HTML forms and handles values on form submission.


Sortable list items

You can display items in the ascending or descending order in a pop-up list.

Angular MultiSelect Dropdown with item sorting.


Responsive MultiSelect Dropdown

A responsive mode gives an adaptive, redesigned UI appearance for mobile devices and recognizes touch gestures.

Developer-friendly APIs

Developers can customize all UI elements and control their behaviors using the component’s rich set of client-side APIs.


Built-in themes

The Angular MultiSelect component is shipped with several built-in themes such as Material, Bootstrap, Fabric (Office 365), Tailwind CSS, and High Contrast. Customize any one of these built-in themes or create new themes by either simply overriding SASS variables or using our Theme Studio application.

Accessibility

  • Fully supports WAI-ARIA accessibility that makes the list view accessible to on-screen readers and assistive devices.
  • Follows WAI-ARIA best practices best practices for implementing keyboard interaction.
  • Follows WCAG 2.0standard in design for the UI element visuals such as foreground color, background color, line spacing, text, and images.
  • Supports right-to-left (RTL) direction for users working with languages like Hebrew, Arabic, or Persian.

Angular MultiSelect Code Example

Easily get started with the Angular MultiSelect Dropdown using a few simple lines of HTML and TS code example as demonstrated below. Also explore our Angular MultiSelect Example that shows you how to render and configure a MultiSelect in Angular.

<div id='content'>
    <div class="control-styles">
        <ejs-multiselect id='multiselectelement'></ejs-multiselect>
    </div>
</div>
import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  // specifies the template string for the MultiSelect component
  template: `<ejs-multiselect id='multiselectelement'></ejs-multiselect>`
})
export class AppComponent { }

Other supported frameworks

MultiSelect Dropdown is also available in Blazor, React, Vue, and JavaScript frameworks. Check out the different MultiSelect Dropdown platforms from the links below,





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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A quick replacement of the HTML select element with multiple selection.
  • Built-in check box support with a Select All option for easy interactions.
  • Built-in support for filtering, hierarchical data binding, grouping, tagging, selection limits, and UI customization with templates.
  • Supports standard Syncfusion themes which include Bootstrap v5 and Tailwind CSS.
  • Allows multiple render modes, floating labels options, sortable list items, and customizable popup dimension.
  • Highly customizable interface with web accessibility features.
  • One of the best Angular MultiSelect components in the market that offers a feature-rich UI.
  • Simple configuration and API.
  • Supports all modern browsers.
  • Mobile-touch friendly and responsive.
  • Extensive demos and documentation to learn quickly and get started with Angular MultiSelect.

You can find our Angular MultiSelect demo here.

No, this is a commercial product and requires a paid license. However, a free community license is also available for companies and individuals whose organizations have less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, 5 or fewer developers, and 10 or fewer total employees.

A good place to start would be our comprehensive getting started documentation.

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