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Getting Started in Blazor Charts

03 Mar 2021 / 8 minutes to read

This section briefly explains about how to include a Chart in your Blazor Server-side application. You can refer Getting Started with Syncfusion Blazor for Server-Side in Visual Studio 2019 page for the introduction and configuring the common specifications.

Importing Syncfusion Blazor component in the application

Install Syncfusion.Blazor NuGet package to the application by using the NuGet Package Manager.Please ensure to check the Include prerelease option for our Beta release.
You can add the client-side style resources through CDN or from NuGet package in the HEAD element of the ~/Pages/_Host.cshtml page.

<head>
<link href="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor/styles/bootstrap4.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>

Note: The same theme file can be referred through the CDN version by using https://cdn.syncfusion.com/blazor/18.1.36-beta/styles/bootstrap4.css

For Internet Explorer 11 kindly refer the polyfills. Refer the documentation for more information.

<head>
<link href="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor/styles/bootstrap4.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://github.com/Daddoon/Blazor.Polyfill/releases/download/3.0.1/blazor.polyfill.min.js"></script>
</head>

Adding component package to the application

Open **~/_Imports.razor file and import the Syncfusion.Blazor.**

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts

Add SyncfusionBlazor service in Startup.cs

Open the Startup.cs file and add services required by Syncfusion components using service.AddSyncfusionBlazor() method. Add this method in the ConfigureServices function as follows.

using Syncfusion.Blazor;
namespace BlazorApplication
{
public class Startup
{
    ....
    ....
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        ....
        ....
        services.AddSyncfusionBlazor();
    }
}
}

On Chart initial loading, we gather text measure information for rendering purposes. Since its size exceeds the default SignalR buffer size 32 KB, the server will be disconnected. So you need to add the following service to increase the buffer size to 64 KB over the SignalR connection.

using Syncfusion.Blazor;
namespace BlazorApplication
{
public class Startup
{
    ....
    ....
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        ....
        ....
        services.AddSyncfusionBlazor();
        services.AddSignalR(e => {
          e.MaximumReceiveMessageSize = 65536;
        });
    }
}
}

Note: For using Azure SignalR to host your blazor server application use below configuration

using Syncfusion.Blazor;
namespace BlazorApplication
{
public class Startup
{
    ....
    ....
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        ....
        ....
        services.AddSyncfusionBlazor();
        services.AddSignalR(e => {e.MaximumReceiveMessageSize = 65536;}).AddAzureSignalR();
    }
}
}

Note: To enable custom client side resource loading from CRG or CDN. You need to disable resource loading by AddSyncfusionBlazor(true) and load the scripts in the HEAD element of the ~/Pages/_Host.cshtml page.

<head>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/blazor/18.1.36-beta/dist/syncfusion-blazor.min.js"></script>
</head>

Adding Chart component to the application

Now, add the Syncfusion Blazor components in any web page (razor) in the Pages folder. For example, the Chart component is added in the ~/Pages/Index.razor page.

Note: Adding the lodash script is mandatory since we have used it in our chart’s interactive features. The absence of the script will result in console errors.

<head>
   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.20/lodash.min.js" integrity="sha512-90vH1Z83AJY9DmlWa8WkjkV79yfS2n2Oxhsi2dZbIv0nC4E6m5AbH8Nh156kkM7JePmqD6tcZsfad1ueoaovww==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
</head>

in the HEAD element of the ~/Pages/_Host.cshtml page for server side blazor application, in the HEAD element of the ~/wwwroot/index.html for wasm application.

<SfChart></SfChart>

Run the application

After successful compilation of your application, the Syncfusion Blazor chart component will render in the web browser.

chart

Populate Chart With Data

To bind data for the Chart component, you can assign a IEnumerable object to the DataSource property. The list data source can also be provided as an instance of the DataManager.

public class SalesInfo
{
    public string Month { get; set; }
    public double SalesValue { get; set; }
}
public List<SalesInfo> Sales = new List<SalesInfo>
{
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jan", SalesValue = 35 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Feb", SalesValue = 28 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Mar", SalesValue = 34 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Apr", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "May", SalesValue = 40 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jun", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jul", SalesValue = 35 }
};

Now map the field Month and Sales in the data to the XName and YName properties of the series, then set the data to DataSource property. As we are going to view the data in column chart, set the Type of the chart as Column.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts

<SfChart>
    <ChartPrimaryXAxis ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.ValueType.Category"></ChartPrimaryXAxis>
    <ChartSeriesCollection>
        <ChartSeries DataSource="@Sales" XName="Month" YName="SalesValue" Type="ChartSeriesType.Column">
        </ChartSeries>
    </ChartSeriesCollection>
</SfChart>

@code {
public class SalesInfo
{
    public string Month { get; set;}
    public double SalesValue { get; set;}
}
public List<SalesInfo> Sales = new List<SalesInfo>
{
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jan", SalesValue = 35 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Feb", SalesValue = 28 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Mar", SalesValue = 34 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Apr", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "May", SalesValue = 40 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jun", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jul", SalesValue = 35 }
};
}

chart

Add Chart and Axis Titles

You can add a title using Title property to the chart and an axis to provide quick information to the user about the data plotted in the chart.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts

<SfChart Width="60%" Title="Sales Analysis">
    <ChartPrimaryXAxis Title="Month" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.ValueType.Category"></ChartPrimaryXAxis>

    <ChartPrimaryYAxis Title="Sales in Dollar"></ChartPrimaryYAxis>

    <ChartSeriesCollection>
        <ChartSeries DataSource="@Sales" XName="Month" YName="SalesValue" Type="ChartSeriesType.Column">
        </ChartSeries>
    </ChartSeriesCollection>
</SfChart>
@code {
public class SalesInfo
{
    public string Month { get; set;}
    public double SalesValue { get; set;}
}
public List<SalesInfo> Sales = new List<SalesInfo>
{
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jan", SalesValue = 35 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Feb", SalesValue = 28 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Mar", SalesValue = 34 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Apr", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "May", SalesValue = 40 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jun", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jul", SalesValue = 35 }
};
}

chart

Add Data Label

You can add data labels to improve the readability of the chart. This can be achieved by setting the Visible property to true in the DataLabel.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts

<SfChart Width="60%" Title="Sales Analysis">
    <ChartPrimaryXAxis Title="Month" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.ValueType.Category"></ChartPrimaryXAxis>

    <ChartPrimaryYAxis Title="Sales in Dollar"></ChartPrimaryYAxis>

    <ChartSeriesCollection>
        <ChartSeries DataSource="@Sales" XName="Month" YName="SalesValue" Type="ChartSeriesType.Column">
            <ChartMarker>
                <ChartDataLabel Visible="true"></ChartDataLabel>
            </ChartMarker>
        </ChartSeries>
    </ChartSeriesCollection>
</SfChart>
  @code {
public class SalesInfo
{
    public string Month { get; set;}
    public double SalesValue { get; set;}
}
public List<SalesInfo> Sales = new List<SalesInfo>
{
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jan", SalesValue = 35 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Feb", SalesValue = 28 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Mar", SalesValue = 34 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Apr", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "May", SalesValue = 40 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jun", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jul", SalesValue = 35 }
};
}

chart

The tooltip is useful when you cannot display information by using the data labels due to space constraints. You can enable tooltip by setting the Enable property as true in TooltipSettings.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts

<SfChart Width="60%" Title="Sales Analysis">
    <ChartPrimaryXAxis Title="Month" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.ValueType.Category"></ChartPrimaryXAxis>

    <ChartPrimaryYAxis Title="Sales in Dollar"></ChartPrimaryYAxis>

    <ChartTooltipSettings Enable="true"></ChartTooltipSettings>

    <ChartSeriesCollection>
        <ChartSeries DataSource="@Sales" XName="Month" YName="SalesValue" Type="ChartSeriesType.Column">
        </ChartSeries>
    </ChartSeriesCollection>
</SfChart>
  @code {
public class SalesInfo
{
    public string Month { get; set;}
    public double SalesValue { get; set;}
}
public List<SalesInfo> Sales = new List<SalesInfo>
{
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jan", SalesValue = 35 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Feb", SalesValue = 28 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Mar", SalesValue = 34 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Apr", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "May", SalesValue = 40 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jun", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jul", SalesValue = 35 }
};
}

chart

Enable Legend

You can use legend for the chart by setting the Visible property to true in LegendSettings. The name of the legend can be set by using Name property in the series.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts

<SfChart Width="60%" Title="Sales Analysis">
    <ChartPrimaryXAxis Title="Month" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.ValueType.Category"></ChartPrimaryXAxis>

    <ChartPrimaryYAxis Title="Sales in Dollar"></ChartPrimaryYAxis>

    <ChartLegendSettings Visible="true"></ChartLegendSettings>

    <ChartSeriesCollection>
        <ChartSeries DataSource="@Sales" Name="Sales" XName="Month" YName="SalesValue" Type="ChartSeriesType.Column">
        </ChartSeries>
    </ChartSeriesCollection>
</SfChart>
@code {
public class SalesInfo
{
    public string Month { get; set;}
    public double SalesValue { get; set;}
}
public List<SalesInfo> Sales = new List<SalesInfo>
{
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jan", SalesValue = 35 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Feb", SalesValue = 28 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Mar", SalesValue = 34 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Apr", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "May", SalesValue = 40 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jun", SalesValue = 32 },
    new SalesInfo { Month = "Jul", SalesValue = 35 }
};
}

chart

You can find the fully working sample here.

Getting Started in Blazor Charts

Importing Syncfusion Blazor component in the application

Adding component package to the application

Add SyncfusionBlazor service in Startup.cs

Adding Chart component to the application

Run the application

Populate Chart With Data

Add Chart and Axis Titles

Add Data Label

Enable Tooltip

Enable Legend

See also