Angular MultiSelect Dropdown - Search with Checkbox Support
- Replace the HTML select element with the Angular MultiSelect Dropdown to select multiple items.
- Built-in checkbox 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.
Trusted by the world’s leading companies
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.
Render modes
Various render modes are available to visualize selected items.
Chip mode (box mode)
Selected items are displayed as chips (tags) in the MultiSelect input box.
Delimiter mode
Selected items are displayed with a delimiter character in the MultiSelect input box.
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.
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.
Diacritic sensitive search
The Angular MultiSelect Dropdown component has built-in diacritic character sensitivity support. This behavior can be turned on or off.
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.
Header template
Design your own header for a pop-up list using a header template.
Item template
Define the custom appearance of each list item using an item template.
Footer template
Design your own custom footer for the pop-up list using the footer template.
Value template
Define the custom appearance of selected values using the value template.
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.
MultiSelect items icons
Configure each list item of a pop-up list with a custom icon or image to improve readability and visualization.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
Angular version compatibility
With continuous improvement in Angular versions, the Angular MultiSelect Dropdown is kept up to date to make it compatible with versions starting from 4 to the latest version.
Angular 7
Angular 6
Angular 5
Not sure how to create your first Angular Multiselect Dropdown? Our documentation can help.
I’d love to read it now145+ ANGULAR UI COMPONENTS
ALL COMPONENTS
SMART COMPONENTS
GRIDS
DATA VISUALIZATION
DROPDOWNS
FILE VIEWERS & EDITORS
BUTTONS
INTERACTIVE CHAT
INPUTS
NAVIGATION
FORMS
NOTIFICATION
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should you choose Syncfusion Angular MultiSelect?
- 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.
Where can I find the Syncfusion Angular MultiSelect demo?
You can find our Angular MultiSelect demo here.
Can I download and utilize the Syncfusion Angular MultiSelect for free?
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.
How do I get started with Syncfusion Angular MultiSelect?
A good place to start would be our comprehensive getting started documentation.
Our Customers Love Us
Having an excellent set of tools and a great support team, Syncfusion® reduces customers’ development time.Here are some of their experiences.
An amazing toolset to accelerate UI development
The number of components available is the best thing about this library. We think of a UI component, and the Angular JS library already offers it. We use the Angular JS library to accelerate development. The experience using and implementing has been great. The support is also excellent.
Shrikant P,
Customer Success Manager, Small-Business
A giant framework with great pricing options
I have loved the components and options that Syncfusion has, besides, its documentation, demos, and Support are excellent.
Alejandro Javier V,
CEO, Small-Business
Rated by users across the globe
Syncfusion Angular Resources
Learning
Documentation
Documentation
Awards
Greatness—it’s one thing to say you have it, but it means more when others recognize it. Syncfusion® is proud to hold the following industry awards.
