---
page_type: sample
products:
- office-sp
languages:
- javascript
- typescript
extensions:
  contentType: samples
  technologies:
  - SharePoint Framework
  createdDate: 5/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
---
# Display List JavaScript Client-Side Web Part

## Summary
This simplistic sample Web Part demonstrates the use of JavaScript in a SharePoint Framework web part. The properties pane for this web part display a drop down list of lists in the current web. Once the user selects one of the lists, the web part display the contents of the list.

![Screeshot of the Display List web part](./assets/display-list-preview.png).

> Does only show data when hosted in SharePoint. No mock data at this point for local testing the rendering.

## Used SharePoint Framework Version
![drop](https://img.shields.io/badge/drop-GA-green.svg)

## Applies to

* [SharePoint Framework Developer](https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/spfx/sharepoint-framework-overview)
* [Office 365 developer tenant](https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/spfx/set-up-your-developer-tenant)


## Solution

Solution|Author(s)
--------|---------
js-display-list|Naamat Al-Aswad, P.Eng.
Updated to GA Version| Velin Georgiev ([@VelinGeorgiev](https://twitter.com/velingeorgiev))


## Version history

Version|Date|Comments
-------|----|--------
1.0|September 22, 2016|Initial release
1.1|May 15, 2017|Updated to GA Version


## Disclaimer
**THIS CODE IS PROVIDED *AS IS* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.**

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## Minimal Path to Awesome

- Clone this repository
- in the command line run:
  - `npm install`
  - `tsd install`
  - `gulp serve`
  - `Open the *workbench* on your Office 365 Developer tenant`
      - Basic functionality can be tested locally, data is only shown when used in context of SharePoint

## Features
The js-display-list web part displays the content of the list specified in the web part properties pane.

This Web Part illustrates the following concepts on top of the SharePoint Framework:

* Using a dynamic drop down box in the web part properties pane to display the titles of the lists in the current web
* The use of a Loading Indicator
* Logging
* Rendering error messages.

<img src="https://telemetry.sharepointpnp.com/sp-dev-fx-webparts/samples/js-display-list" />