NgVirtualList

Maximum performance for extremely large lists.

Angular version 20.X.X.

Live Demo

Live Examples

Installation

1npm i ng-virtual-list

Examples

Horizontal virtual list

Template:

1<ng-virtual-list class="list" direction="hotizontal" [items]="horizontalItems" [itemsOffset]="50"
2    [itemRenderer]="hotizontalItemRenderer" [itemSize]="64"></ng-virtual-list>
3
4<ng-template #hotizontalItemRenderer let-data="data">
5  @if (data) {
6    <div class="list__h-container" (click)="onItemClick(data)">
7      <span>{{data.name}}</span>
8    </div>
9  }
10</ng-template>

Component:

1import { NgVirtualListComponent, IVirtualListCollection } from 'ng-virtual-list';
2
3const HORIZONTAL_ITEMS: IVirtualListCollection = [];
4for (let i = 0, l = 1000000; i < l; i++) {
5  HORIZONTAL_ITEMS.push({ id: i + 1, name: `${i}` });
6}
7
8@Component({
9  selector: 'app-root',
10  imports: [NgVirtualListComponent],
11  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
12  styleUrl: './app.component.scss'
13})
14export class AppComponent {
15  horizontalItems = HORIZONTAL_ITEMS;
16}

Horizontal grouped virtual list

Template:

1<ng-virtual-list class="list" direction="hotizontal" [items]="horizontalGroupItems" [itemRenderer]="horizontalGroupItemRenderer"
2    [itemsOffset]="50" [stickyMap]="horizontalGroupItemsStickyMap" [itemSize]="54" [snap]="true"></ng-virtual-list>
3
4<ng-template #horizontalGroupItemRenderer let-data="data">
5  @if (data) {
6    @switch (data.type) {
7      @case ("group-header") {
8        <div class="list__h-group-container">
9          <span>{{data.name}}</span>
10        </div>
11      }
12      @default {
13        <div class="list__h-container" (click)="onItemClick(data)">
14          <span>{{data.name}}</span>
15        </div>
16      }
17    }
18  }
19</ng-template>

Component:

1import { NgVirtualListComponent, IVirtualListCollection, IVirtualListStickyMap } from 'ng-virtual-list';
2
3const GROUP_NAMES = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E'];
4
5const getGroupName = () => {
6  return GROUP_NAMES[Math.floor(Math.random() * GROUP_NAMES.length)];
7};
8
9const HORIZONTAL_GROUP_ITEMS: IVirtualListCollection = [],
10  HORIZONTAL_GROUP_ITEMS_STICKY_MAP: IVirtualListStickyMap = {};
11
12for (let i = 0, l = 1000000; i < l; i++) {
13  const id = i + 1, type = Math.random() > .895 ? 'group-header' : 'item';
14  HORIZONTAL_GROUP_ITEMS.push({ id, type, name: type === 'group-header' ? getGroupName() : `${i}` });
15  HORIZONTAL_GROUP_ITEMS_STICKY_MAP[id] = type === 'group-header' ? 1 : 0;
16}
17
18@Component({
19  selector: 'app-root',
20  imports: [NgVirtualListComponent],
21  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
22  styleUrl: './app.component.scss'
23})
24export class AppComponent {
25  horizontalGroupItems = HORIZONTAL_GROUP_ITEMS;
26  horizontalGroupItemsStickyMap = HORIZONTAL_GROUP_ITEMS_STICKY_MAP;
27}

Vertical virtual list

Template:

1<ng-virtual-list class="list simple" [items]="items" [itemsOffset]="50" [itemRenderer]="itemRenderer"
2  [itemSize]="40"></ng-virtual-list>
3
4<ng-template #itemRenderer let-data="data">
5  @if (data) {
6    <div class="list__container">
7      <p>{{data.name}}</p>
8    </div>
9  }
10</ng-template>

Component:

1import { NgVirtualListComponent, IVirtualListCollection } from 'ng-virtual-list';
2
3const ITEMS: IVirtualListCollection = [];
4
5for (let i = 0, l = 100000; i < l; i++) {
6  ITEMS.push({ id: i, name: `Item: ${i}` });
7}
8
9@Component({
10  selector: 'app-root',
11  imports: [NgVirtualListComponent],
12  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
13  styleUrl: './app.component.scss'
14})
15export class AppComponent {
16  items = ITEMS;
17}

Vertical grouped virtual list

Without snapping

Template:

1<ng-virtual-list class="list simple" [items]="groupItems" [itemsOffset]="50" [itemRenderer]="groupItemRenderer"
2    [stickyMap]="groupItemsStickyMap" [itemSize]="40" [snap]="false"></ng-virtual-list>
3
4<ng-template #groupItemRenderer let-data="data">
5  @if (data) {
6    @switch (data.type) {
7      @case ("group-header") {
8        <div class="list__group-container">
9          <p>{{data.name}}</p>
10        </div>
11      }
12      @default {
13        <div class="list__container">
14          <p>{{data.name}}</p>
15        </div>
16      }
17    }
18  }
19</ng-template>

With snapping

Template (with snapping):

1<ng-virtual-list class="list simple" [items]="groupItems" [itemsOffset]="50" [itemRenderer]="groupItemRenderer"
2    [stickyMap]="groupItemsStickyMap" [itemSize]="40" [snap]="true"></ng-virtual-list>
3
4<ng-template #groupItemRenderer let-data="data">
5  @if (data) {
6    @switch (data.type) {
7      @case ("group-header") {
8        <div class="list__group-container">
9          <p>{{data.name}}</p>
10        </div>
11      }
12      @default {
13        <div class="list__container">
14          <p>{{data.name}}</p>
15        </div>
16      }
17    }
18  }
19</ng-template>

Component:

1import { NgVirtualListComponent, IVirtualListCollection, IVirtualListStickyMap } from 'ng-virtual-list';
2
3const GROUP_ITEMS: IVirtualListCollection = [],
4  GROUP_ITEMS_STICKY_MAP: IVirtualListStickyMap = {};
5
6let groupIndex = 0;
7for (let i = 0, l = 10000000; i < l; i++) {
8  const id = i, type = Math.random() > .895 ? 'group-header' : 'item';
9  if (type === 'group-header') {
10    groupIndex++;
11  }
12  GROUP_ITEMS.push({ id, type, name: type === 'group-header' ? `Group ${groupIndex}` : `Item: ${i}` });
13  GROUP_ITEMS_STICKY_MAP[id] = type === 'group-header' ? 1 : 0;
14}
15
16@Component({
17  selector: 'app-root',
18  imports: [NgVirtualListComponent],
19  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
20  styleUrl: './app.component.scss'
21})
22export class AppComponent {
23  groupItems = GROUP_ITEMS;
24  groupItemsStickyMap = GROUP_ITEMS_STICKY_MAP;
25}
26

ScrollTo

The example demonstrates the scrollTo method by passing it the element id. It is important not to confuse the ordinal index and the element id. In this example, id = index + 1

Template

1<div class="scroll-to__controls">
2  <input type="number" class="scroll-to__input" [(ngModel)]="itemId" [required]="true" [min]="items[0].id"
3    [max]="items[items.length - 1].id">
4  <button class="scroll-to__button" (click)="onButtonScrollToIdClickHandler($event)">Scroll</button>
5</div>
6
7<ng-virtual-list #virtualList class="list" [items]="items" [itemRenderer]="itemRenderer" [itemsOffset]="50"
8  [itemSize]="40"></ng-virtual-list>
9
10<ng-template #itemRenderer let-data="data">
11@if (data) {
12  <div class="list__container">
13    <span>{{data.name}}</span>
14  </div>
15}
16</ng-template>

Component

1import { NgVirtualListComponent, IVirtualListCollection, Id } from 'ng-virtual-list';
2
3const MAX_ITEMS = 1000000;
4
5const ITEMS: IVirtualListCollection = [];
6for (let i = 0, l = MAX_ITEMS; i < l; i++) {
7  ITEMS.push({ id: i + 1, name: `Item: ${i}` });
8}
9
10@Component({
11  selector: 'app-root',
12  imports: [FormsModule, NgVirtualListComponent],
13  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
14  styleUrl: './app.component.scss'
15})
16export class AppComponent {
17  protected _listContainerRef = viewChild('virtualList', { read: NgVirtualListComponent });
18
19  items = ITEMS;
20
21  itemId: Id = this.items[0].id;
22
23  onButtonScrollToIdClickHandler = (e: Event) => {
24    const list = this._listContainerRef();
25    if (list) {
26      list.scrollTo(this.itemId, 'smooth');
27    }
28  }
29}
30

Virtual list (with dynamic item size)

Virtual list with height-adjustable elements.

Template

1<ng-virtual-list #dynamicList class="list" [items]="groupDynamicItems" [itemRenderer]="groupItemRenderer" [itemsOffset]="10"
2      [stickyMap]="groupDynamicItemsStickyMap" [dynamicSize]="true" [snap]="true"></ng-virtual-list>
3
4<ng-template #groupItemRenderer let-data="data">
5  @if (data) {
6    @switch (data.type) {
7      @case ("group-header") {
8        <div class="list__group-container">
9          <span>{{data.name}}</span>
10        </div>
11      }
12      @default {
13        <div class="list__container">
14          <span>{{data.name}}</span>
15        </div>
16      }
17    }
18  }
19</ng-template>

Component

1import { NgVirtualListComponent, IVirtualListCollection } from 'ng-virtual-list';
2
3const CHARS = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z'];
4
5const generateLetter = () => {
6  return CHARS[Math.round(Math.random() * CHARS.length)];
7}
8
9const generateWord = () => {
10  const length = 5 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 50), result = [];
11  while (result.length < length) {
12    result.push(generateLetter());
13  }
14  return `${result.join('')}`;
15};
16
17const generateText = () => {
18  const length = 2 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 10), result = [];
19  while (result.length < length) {
20    result.push(generateWord());
21  }
22  result[0] = result[0].toUpperCase();
23  return `${result.join(' ')}.`;
24};
25
26const GROUP_DYNAMIC_ITEMS: IVirtualListCollection = [],
27  GROUP_DYNAMIC_ITEMS_STICKY_MAP: IVirtualListStickyMap = {};
28
29let groupDynamicIndex = 0;
30for (let i = 0, l = 100000; i < l; i++) {
31  const id = i + 1, type = i === 0 || Math.random() > .895 ? 'group-header' : 'item';
32  if (type === 'group-header') {
33    groupDynamicIndex++;
34  }
35  GROUP_DYNAMIC_ITEMS.push({ id, type, name: type === 'group-header' ? `Group ${groupDynamicIndex}` : `${id}. ${generateText()}` });
36  GROUP_DYNAMIC_ITEMS_STICKY_MAP[id] = type === 'group-header' ? 1 : 0;
37}
38
39@Component({
40  selector: 'app-root',
41  imports: [FormsModule, NgVirtualListComponent],
42  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
43  styleUrl: './app.component.scss'
44})
45export class AppComponent {
46  groupDynamicItems = GROUP_DYNAMIC_ITEMS;
47  groupDynamicItemsStickyMap = GROUP_DYNAMIC_ITEMS_STICKY_MAP;
48}

Stylization

List items are encapsulated in shadowDOM, so to override default styles you need to use ::part access

• Customize a scroll area of list

1.list::part(scroller) {
2    scroll-behavior: auto;
3
4    /* custom scrollbar */
5    &::-webkit-scrollbar {
6        width: 16px;
7        height: 16px;
8    }
9
10    &::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
11        background-color: #ffffff;
12    }
13
14    &::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
15        background-color: #d6dee1;
16        border-radius: 20px;
17        border: 6px solid transparent;
18        background-clip: content-box;
19        min-width: 60px;
20        min-height: 60px;
21    }
22
23    &::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
24        background-color: #a8bbbf;
25    }
26}
27
28.list {
29    border-radius: 3px;
30    box-shadow: 1px 2px 8px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
31    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
32}

• Set up the list item canvas

1.list::part(list) {
2    background-color: #ffffff;
3}

• Set up the list item

1.list::part(item) {
2    background-color: unset; // override default styles
3}

API

NgVirtualListComponent

Inputs

Property	Type	Description
id	number	Readonly. Returns the unique identifier of the component.
items	IVirtualListCollection	Collection of list items. The collection of elements must be immutable.
itemSize	number? = 24	If direction = 'vertical', then the height of a typical element. If direction = 'horizontal', then the width of a typical element. Ignored if the dynamicSize property is true.
itemsOffset	number? = 2	Number of elements outside the scope of visibility. Default value is 2.
itemRenderer	TemplateRef	Rendering element template.
stickyMap	IVirtualListStickyMap?	Dictionary zIndex by id of the list element. If the value is not set or equal to 0, then a simple element is displayed, if the value is greater than 0, then the sticky position mode is enabled for the element.
snap	boolean? = false	Determines whether elements will snap. Default value is "false".
direction	Direction? = 'vertical'	Determines the direction in which elements are placed. Default value is "vertical".
dynamicSize	boolean? = false	If true then the items in the list can have different sizes and the itemSize property is ignored. If false then the items in the list have a fixed size specified by the itemSize property. The default value is false.
enabledBufferOptimization	boolean? = true	Experimental! Enables buffer optimization. Can only be used if items in the collection are not added or updated.
trackBy	string? = 'id'	The name of the property by which tracking is performed.

Outputs

Event	Type	Description
onScroll	(IScrollEvent) => void	Fires when the list has been scrolled.
onScrollEnd	(IScrollEvent) => void	Fires when the list has completed scrolling.

Methods

Method	Type	Description
scrollTo	(id: Id, behavior: ScrollBehavior = 'auto') => number	The method scrolls the list to the element with the given id and returns the value of the scrolled area. Behavior accepts the values ​​"auto", "instant" and "smooth".

Previous versions

Angular version	ng-virtual-list version	git	npm
19.x	19.1.37	19.x	19.1.37
18.x	18.0.21	18.x	18.0.21
17.x	17.0.19	17.x	17.0.19
16.x	16.0.21	16.x	16.0.21
15.x	15.0.20	15.x	15.0.20
14.x	14.0.20	14.x	14.0.20

License

MIT License

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