How to create Mobile Application for Syncfusion Essential JS Controls?
Running Syncfusion Essential JS in Android, iOS and Windows Phone Platforms.
Creating the Application with Syncfusion Essential JS Controls and deploy the App by using Apache Cordova framework.
What is Apache Cordova?
Apache Cordova is an open source Mobile development framework. Using this framework, we can create and deploy the application to Android, iOS and Windows devices.
How to Install Cordova?
By Using Command Line Tool to install the Apache Cordova. Before installing the Cordova, we need to install NodeJS. Read the installation guide and install the Apache Cordova.
Platform Specific Configuration
First we need to configure the system for the below platforms.
i)Android
ii)iOS
iii)Windows
Creating the Application using Cordova
Step1:
Create an empty Cordova project by using the below command.
$ cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld
Step2:
Navigate the directory using the below command
$ cd hello
Step3:
Add the platform that you want to target your App.
Android
$ cordova platform add android –save
iOS
$ cordova platform add ios –save
Windows
$ cordova platform add windows –save
Create Syncfusion Essential JS Sample
Create any Syncfusion Essential JS control sample as mentioned in the link.
Add Syncfusion Sample to Cordova Project
Move the Syncfusion Essential JS Sample in to the location hello/www and delete the existing Cordova sample and scripts and CSS files.
The Sample file name should be index.html. If you want to change the sample file name to some other name means open hello/config.xml file and change the content src as like below.
By default, it takes index.html as the home page. |
<content src="[filename].html" /> |
Build the Application
Run the following command to build the project.
Android
$ cordova build android
iOS
$ cordova build ios
Windows
$ cordova build windows
Deploy the App in devices:
Connect the device with the system and run the following command to deploy the App in devices.
Android
$ cordova run android
iOS
$ cordova run ios
Windows
$ cordova run windows