These 5 front-end component libraries allow you to abandon the JQuery UI

When building Web applications, it is often necessary to use some useful UI components. Whether you need a calendar, sliders, graphics, or other components for promoting or simplifying user interaction in your app, you face two choices: either create these components yourself or use existing component features.

Developing these components on your own is complex and time-consuming, and it usually takes a lot of effort to complete these components on your own, which is what the UI Library and framework are all about. These existing libraries simplify the process of creating UI components. You can use the existing frameworks directly and customize them to meet your needs.

One of the frameworks that is currently being used extensively is the jquery UI. This is a set of expanded parts, effects, and themes that are built using jquery, grouped into a set of forms. You can download all the elements of the jquery UI in a single package, or you can choose to download only the components and features that interest you. Using such a set of controls creates a consistent look for your components and allows you to quickly create apps with less effort.

Although the jquery UI works well, there are other frameworks that have good high-quality controls. In this article, you will analyze several of these frameworks and compare them.

Kendo UI

This is a paid framework, and the Kendo UI Framework provides a range of more than 70 components for accelerating the development process. These components are responsive, customizable, fast, and highly customizable.

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Here are a few things about kendo UI and how to use the Kendo UI to create cool interactive elements.

First, these components were developed by Telerik. Unlike other frameworks, these widgets use only JS and are built from scratch, without the need for jquery at all. Components are fast, smooth and stable even when viewed on mobile devices.

Speaking of mobile devices, this is one of the areas where the Kendo UI excels. These components are built with mobile devices in mind, providing responsive and adaptive layouts based on where the components are set up. Most widgets are adjusted and changed depending on whether they are displayed on a mobile device, which is a good feature. The following is a slider component that adjusts automatically to the screen size.

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From an implementation perspective, these controls are also well thought out. Developers can either set up in JS or set up on the server side (for example, through PHP output). In addition to the Web application of the kendo UI, some branches of this framework can be used for Android and iOS.

In addition, the Kendo UI is integrated with components that use ANGULARJS. This is a complete system created from scratch using UI elements to perfectly match your angular project. If you want to use angular, then the kendo UI is already supported.

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It is important to note that the kendo UI is not a free framework.

Wijmo

This is a paid framework. Wijmo is a series of custom JavaScript controls written using Typescript to create fast, responsive, and extensible UI controls. WIJMO provides a wide range of controls and supports multiple JS frameworks, such as React,angular and Vue.

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Wijmo supports a range of controls, most of which are focused on data visualization and input aspects, tables, gauges, input controls, and grid controls. While other frameworks provide a series of basic controls, such as dialog or layout controls, Wijmo is more focused on data.

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Interestingly, Wijmo 5 is built on a more modern standard and therefore does not work on IE8, requiring an older version of Wijmo. Wijmo 3 is based on jquery, so it is supported until it is used on IE6. This version selection, provided by Wijmo, is a cool thing for developers, because developers can choose whether to use Wijmo 3 or Wijmo 5 depending on the specific run scenario of their application.

There is an "explorer" on the WIJMO website that shows all the controls and allows you to adjust the settings. This is an interesting tool to help you understand the look and feel of controls.

The following is an example of a Flexchart control's diagram.

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When you select a new frame, it becomes very good to have a good document. If you're looking at Wijmo's chart module (and code example), you can find Flexchart demo on the Demo page page to see how it works. Wijmo developers ' blogs will also be updated frequently, and blogs will provide useful hints, system highlights and a wide variety of ideas.

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It is interesting to wijmo the controls on the Web site. Each control allows you to adjust how it is displayed, and provides a callback for the custom feature to adjust it as needed.

Wijmo provides a free trial period for the product and requires a purchase authorization if it is for commercial purposes. If you want to buy WIJMO5 separately, it is also possible. If you need a control on a. Net/xamarin, the highest enterprise licensing authorization is required.

Webix

This is a free/paid framework. Webix provides developers with a quick and easy way to build common UI elements. It contains a range of data visualization, layout, navigation, and editing controls. While this framework shares some components with the jquery UI, Webix extends the jquery UI and provides a number of components that are different from those commonly used in the jquery UI.

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Webix documentation is very helpful. All controls come with an API Reference guide that covers all the methods, properties, and events of the control. In addition, most controls have samples for accurate presentation of control functionality. These read-friendly documents can play an important role, and this is the result of Webix developers writing their documents attentively.

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It is also worth noting that Webix developers often post some content on blogs, several of which provide useful advice and practical examples. Although there are many frameworks, a framework for continuous updating of content is valuable.

Webix provides both free and paid access to the framework. The free version contains most of the features that will be used when the app is initially built. The paid edition provides some additional controls and provides support and assistance for these controls.

In addition, the paid version also provides some very detailed solutions.

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These extra paid extras are very detailed widgets that you can use to abstract the complexity of building components, allowing you to focus on customizing features and styles.

In general, the free widgets are solid and offer a lot of functionality. Now that you can get some good controls for free, the paid version needs to think about whether it's worth it.

Webix is a good choice if you are looking for a detailed document and most of the controls are free UI solutions.

Jqwidgets

This is a semi-paid/paid framework. Jqwidgets is a jquery-driven framework for building responsive, fast, and powerful UI components for your Web site. Jqwidget's components are mainly used in jquery, and provide interactive, dynamic and highly customizable widgets.

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Jqwidget has an easy-to-use and monitored forum where blogs are often updated.

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As with other frameworks, jqwidgets documents are also at the heart of the framework. Jqwidgets's documentation outlines how each widget works, sample code, and a good presentation. Each widget also has an easy-to-understand API Reference guide and an example of how to implement each property or method.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that Jqwidget supports react,angular even ASP. NET components. If you are inclined to one of them, then this framework will save you a lot of time to develop.

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Jqwidgets offers a semi-free and paid two way. Non-commercial use is permitted. However, if used for commercial purposes, authorization must be purchased.

Easyui

This is a semi-paid/paid framework. Easyui is a collection of extended jquery widgets that are used to create modern, interactive Web and web App interactions. Using Easyui, you can use HTML tags or JavaScript to create common UI elements.

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Easyui may be designed differently than some of the UI frameworks we've seen before. While the default style of Easyui may give you no inspiration, Easyui comes with a great real-time theme editor that allows you to set font size, text color, background color, location, and other common properties. Most importantly, it allows direct access to the CSS so that you can build a suitable theme.

Here is the theme of "Material Design".

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Easyui's documentation is simple and intuitive. All controls are displayed on the left, and the right side displays the relevant information. Each control comes with an example, sample code, followed by all properties, methods, and events. On the main demo page, you can quickly view the demo and each control. For example, the Panel control demonstrates how to use custom controls, nested panels, and other elements.

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For non-commercial use, JQuery Easyui is free, but if used for development, authorization is required.

Overall, Easyui is a solid framework, but the site and documentation are older.

Summarize:

There are many frameworks that can perfectly replace or complement the jquery UI, with a large portion of them paying for it. If you are looking for a good solution, you can either use the open source community of the jquery UI or purchase a paid framework. This needs to be measured from the control function and the price of the control to choose the framework that best suits you.

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These 5 front-end component libraries allow you to abandon the JQuery UI