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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Rich Components |
| 3 | +description: Get familiar with the premium user interface elements (widgets) in NativeScript UI. |
| 4 | +position: 25 |
| 5 | +slug: rich-components |
| 6 | +--- |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +# Rich UI Widgets |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +NativeScript UI is a free suite of rich and customizable premium UI widgets for building NativeScript apps. It is available for download as a plugin on npmjs.com under [nativescript-telerik-ui](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nativescript-telerik-ui). |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +> Continue reading more about each component below or take them up for a spin with the {% nativescript %}[NativeScript UI sample app on GitHub](https://github.com/telerik/nativescript-ui-samples){% endnativescript %}{% angular %}[NativeScript UI sample app on GitHub](https://github.com/telerik/nativescript-ui-samples-angular){% endangular %}. |
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| 15 | + |
| 16 | +* [AutoCompleteTextView](#autocompletetextview) |
| 17 | +* [Calendar](#calendar) |
| 18 | +* [Chart](#chart) |
| 19 | +* [DataForm](#dataform) |
| 20 | +* [Gauges](#gauges) |
| 21 | +* [RadListView](#radlistview) |
| 22 | +* [SideDrawer](#sidedrawer) |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## AutoCompleteTextView |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +{% nativescript t%}[AutoCompleteTextView](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/NativeScript/AutoCompleteTextView/overview){% endnativescript %}{% angular %}[AutoCompleteTextView](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/Angular/AutoCompleteTextView/overview){% endangular %} offers suggested options to your user based on characters they’ve already typed. It provides means for easy customization and data management, among which: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +* Suggest modes - you can choose to show suggestions in a drop-down list, one suggestion at a time in the text input, or a combination of both |
| 32 | +* `StartsWith` and `Contains` completion modes |
| 33 | +* Two distinct display modes - `Plain` in which only one item can be selected, and `Tokens` allowing multiple selection of suggestions, each of which displayed as a token |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | + |
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| 37 | + |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## Calendar |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +The {% nativescript %}[Calendar](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/NativeScript/Calendar/overview){% endnativescript %}{% angular %}[Calendar](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/Angular/Calendar/overview){% endangular %} is a highly customizable calendar components that exposes a unified API covering: |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +* Four different view modes - `Week`, `Month`, `MonthNames` and `Year` |
| 46 | +* `Single`, `Multiple` and `Range` date selection |
| 47 | +* Inline events |
| 48 | +* Vast control over the styling and cell customization options |
| 49 | + |
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| 52 | + |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +## Chart |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +The {% nativescript %}[Chart](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/NativeScript/Chart/overview){% endnativescript %}{% angular %}[Chart](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/Angular/Chart/overview){% endangular %} can be used to visualize data in a human-readable way through lines, areas, bars, pies and much more. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +* Various data types - feed numerical, string or `DataTime` data depending on the chart you want to visualize. |
| 61 | +* Smooth interaction and zooming |
| 62 | +* The chart series your application needs: |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | + * Show trends with `Line`, `Area` and `Spline Area` charts |
| 65 | + * Compare sets of data with `Bar` charts |
| 66 | + * Illustrate proportions with `Pie` and `Donut` charts and use `Spline` and `Spline Area` charts to plot data that require the use of curve fittings |
| 67 | + * Show relationship among values using `Scatter` and `Bubble` series, even use `Financial` series and indicators. |
| 68 | +* Annotations, tooltips and trackball |
| 69 | +* Multiple axes support |
| 70 | + |
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| 74 | + |
| 75 | +## DataForm |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +The {% nativescript %}[DataForm](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/NativeScript/DataForm/dataform-overview){% endnativescript %}{% angular %}[DataForm](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/Angular/DataForm/dataform-overview){% endangular %} provides an easy and versatile approach to processing data objects’ public members and building mobile forms fast. |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +* Bind to an object with a single line of code |
| 81 | +* Take advantage of more than **15** built-in editors or provide your own custom editor |
| 82 | +* Create groups of editors, allow them to be collapsed and style them |
| 83 | +* `ReadOnly` mode |
| 84 | +* Take control over the collected data through in validation - use a built-in validator or create a custom one |
| 85 | + |
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| 88 | + |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +## Gauges |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +The {% nativescript %}[Gauges](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/NativeScript/Gauges/overview){% endnativescript %}{% angular %}[Gauges](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/Angular/Gauges/overview){% endangular %} allow you to show the current status of a value within a range of upper and lower bounds, illustrate progress towards a goal or a summary of a fluctuating metric. |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +* Add one or more `RadialScale` instances to your gauge |
| 97 | +* Use `Bar` indicators to visualize a range of values or a `Needle` indicator to point to a specific value |
| 98 | +* Ready-to-use animations for smooth transition effects |
| 99 | + |
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| 103 | + |
| 104 | +## RadListView |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +{% nativescript %}[RadListView](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/NativeScript/ListView/overview){% endnativescript %}{% angular %}[RadListView](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/Angular/ListView/overview){% endangular %} is a virtualizing list component that provides the most needed features associated with scenarios where a list of items is used, such as: |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +* Pull to refresh |
| 110 | +* Items animation when the user scrolls and 4 out-of-the-box effects to choose from |
| 111 | +* `Linear`, `Grid` and `Staggered` layout modes, allowing horizontal and vertical scrolling direction |
| 112 | +* Single and multiple selection modes |
| 113 | +* Smart defaults for many gestures - select on long press, execution of special action on swipe, reorder of items on long press and drag, refreshing the list on swipe or loading more items only when needed |
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| 118 | + |
| 119 | +## SideDrawer |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +The {% nativescript %}[SideDrawer](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/NativeScript/SideDrawer/overview){% endnativescript %}{% angular %}[SideDrawer](http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/nativescript-ui/Controls/Angular/SideDrawer/overview){% endangular %} allows you to follow a popular application pattern and show a hidden view which contains navigation UI or common settings. |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +* Embed any content inside the sliding panel from text and icons to sliders and filters |
| 126 | +* The control slides in from all four sides of the screen |
| 127 | +* Pick from a large set of polished out-of-the-box transition modes |
| 128 | +* Programmatic control over the state of the side drawer |
| 129 | +* Ability to show over the navigation or action bar |
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