Getting Started with the KendoReact Dropdowns

This guide provides essential information about using the KendoReact Dropdowns package—you will learn how to install the package, add Dropdowns to your project, style the components, and activate your license. The steps demonstrated in this guide are applicable to all KendoReact Dropdowns.

After completing this guide, you will be able to reproduce the following example.

Before You Begin

npm create vite@latest my-app -- --template react

This guide requires that you have basic knowledge of React and TypeScript, and that you have already created a blank React project.

You can speed up the development of your KendoReact application with the Kendo UI Template Wizard for Visual Studio Code.

Install the Component

npm i @progress/kendo-react-dropdowns

Run these commands in the root of your React project to install the KendoReact ListBox package and its dependencies, and the Kendo UI Default theme.

Import the Component

After installing the Dropdowns package, import the desired components in the React App. This guide shows how to add the DropDownList.

// ES2015 module syntax
import { DropDownList } from '@progress/kendo-react-dropdowns';

// CommonJS format
const { DropDownList } = require('@progress/kendo-react-dropdowns');

Place the import statements in the App component file (for example: src/App.tsx) for your project.

Use the Component

1. Get the data for the DropDownList.

   tsx

   const sizes = ['X-Small', 'Small', 'Medium', 'Large', 'X-Large', '2X-Large'];

2. Bind the data to the DropDownList and add the DropDownList's tags to the App component file of your React project (for example, src/App.js).

   tsx

   return (
       <div>
           <div>T-shirt size:</div>
           <DropDownList style={{ width: '300px' }} data={sizes} />
       </div>
   );

3. Build and run the application by typing the following command in the root folder of your project:

   sh

   npm start

4. Navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see the KendoReact DropDownList component on the page.

Style the Components

Are you looking for guidance around how to create visually appealing and consistent user interfaces with Telerik UI components? Check out the Progress Design System.

To use the built-in styling of the components start by installing a theme:

npm i @progress/kendo-theme-default

With the import "@progress/kendo-theme-default/dist/all.css"; statement present in your code, you already have professionally designed styling applied to your app out-of-box. You can also try any of the other available Kendo UI Themes.

Next Steps

Now try to add another component from the Dropdowns package yourself. The procedures for installing, importing, and using the data tools components are identical for all components in the package.

The Dropdowns package provides the following components:

• AutoComplete
• DropDownList*
• MultiSelect*
• ComboBox (premium)
• DropDownTree (premium)
• MultiColumnComboBox (premium)
• MultiSelectTree (premium)

* This is a free component with premium features.

KendoReact Dropdowns APIs

Dropdowns API

KendoReact Dropdowns Dependencies

The Dropdowns package requires you to install the following peer dependencies in your application:

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