Getting Started with the KendoReact Buttons

This guide provides essential information about using the KendoReact Buttons package—you will learn how to install the Buttons package, add a Button component to your project, style the component, and activate your license.

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-buttons

Import the Component

After installing the Buttons npm package, import the desired components in the React App. This guide shows how to add the Button.

In the App component file of your React project (for example, src/App.tsx), add the following code:

// ES2015 module syntax
import { Button } from '@progress/kendo-react-buttons';

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

Use the Component

1. After installing the Buttons package and importing the components, add the Button tags to the App component file of your React project (for example, src/App.tsx).

   tsx

   <Button>My Button</Button>

2. Optionally, handle the onClick event by adding a ButtonContainer and then defining the action that occurs when the Button generates the onClick event.

   tsx

   const ButtonContainer = () => {
       const handleButtonClick = () => {
           console.log('click');
           alert('KendoReact Button was clicked.');
       };
   
       return <Button onClick={handleButtonClick}>My Button</Button>;
   };
   
   export default ButtonContainer;

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 Button 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 Buttons package yourself. The procedures for installing, importing, and using the data tools components are identical for all components in the package.

The Button package provides the following components:

• ButtonGroup
• Chip
• ChipList
• DropdownButton (premium)
• SplitButton (premium)
• FloatingActionButton
• Toolbar

KendoReact Button Dependencies

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

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