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Getting Started with Dashboard Layout Component in Blazor Web App

14 Apr 202623 minutes to read

This section briefly explains about how to include the Syncfusion® Blazor Dashboard Layout component in your Blazor Web App using Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and the .NET CLI.

Prerequisites

Create a new Blazor Web App in Visual Studio

Create a Blazor Web App using Visual Studio via Microsoft Templates or the Syncfusion® Blazor Extension. For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor Web App Getting Started documentation.

Prerequisites

Create a new Blazor Web App in Visual Studio Code

Create a Blazor Web App using Visual Studio Code via Microsoft Templates or the Syncfusion® Blazor Extension. For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor Web App Getting Started documentation.

For example, in a Blazor Web App with the Auto interactive render mode, use the following commands in the integrated terminal (Ctrl+`):

dotnet new blazor -o BlazorWebApp -int Auto
cd BlazorWebApp
cd BlazorWebApp.Client

Prerequisites

Install the latest version of .NET SDK. If you previously installed the SDK, you can determine the installed version by executing the following command in a command prompt (Windows) or terminal (macOS) or command shell (Linux).

dotnet --version

Create a Blazor Web App using .NET CLI

Run the following command to create a new Blazor Web App in a command prompt (Windows) or terminal (macOS) or command shell (Linux). For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor Web App Getting Started documentation.

dotnet new blazor -o BlazorWebApp -int Auto
cd BlazorWebApp
cd BlazorWebApp.Client

NOTE

Configure the appropriate Interactive render mode and Interactivity location while creating a Blazor Web App. For detailed information, refer to the interactive render mode documentation.

Install Syncfusion® Blazor packages

Install Syncfusion.Blazor.Layouts and Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes NuGet packages in your project using the NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio (Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Manage NuGet Packages for Solution), or the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code (dotnet add package), or the .NET CLI.

Alternatively, run the following commands in the Package Manager Console to achieve the same.

Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Layouts -Version 33.1.44
Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -Version 33.1.44

If using the WebAssembly or Auto render modes in the Blazor Web App, install these packages in the client project.

NOTE

All Syncfusion Blazor packages are available on nuget.org. See the NuGet packages topic for details.

Add import namespaces

After the packages are installed, open the ~/_Imports.razor file in the client project and import the Syncfusion.Blazor and Syncfusion.Blazor.Layouts namespaces.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Layouts

Register Syncfusion® Blazor service

Register the Syncfusion® Blazor service in the Program.cs file of your Blazor Web App.

....
using Syncfusion.Blazor;
....
builder.Services.AddSyncfusionBlazor();
....

NOTE

If the Interactive Render Mode is set to WebAssembly or Auto, register the Syncfusion® Blazor service in Program.cs files of both the server and client projects in your Blazor Web App.

Add stylesheet and script resources

The theme stylesheet and script can be accessed from NuGet through Static Web Assets. Include the stylesheet and script references in the ~/Components/App.razor file.

<link href="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
....
<script src="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Core/scripts/syncfusion-blazor.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

NOTE

Check out the Blazor Themes topic to discover various methods (Static Web Assets, CDN, and CRG) for referencing themes in your Blazor application. Also, check out the Adding Script Reference topic to learn different approaches for adding script references in your Blazor application.

Add Syncfusion® Blazor Dashboard Layout component

Add the Syncfusion® Blazor Dashboard Layout component in the ~/Components/Pages/*.razor file. If the interactivity location is set to Per page/component in the Web App, define a render mode at the top of the ~Pages/*.razor file. (For example, InteractiveServer, InteractiveWebAssembly or InteractiveAuto).

NOTE

If the Interactivity Location is set to Global with Auto or WebAssembly, the render mode is automatically configured in the App.razor file by default.

@* desired render mode define here *@
@rendermode InteractiveAuto
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Layouts

<SfDashboardLayout>
    <DashboardLayoutPanels>
        <DashboardLayoutPanel>
        </DashboardLayoutPanel>
    </DashboardLayoutPanels>
</SfDashboardLayout>
  • Press Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or +F5 (macOS) to launch the application. This will render the Syncfusion® Blazor Dashboard Layout component in the default web browser.
Blazor Dashboard Layout Component

Defining Panels

The Dashboard Layout component can be rendered with multiple panels, each designed with basic properties. Each panel typically consists of a header and a content section. These sections are defined using the HeaderTemplate and ContentTemplate properties, respectively.

Panels are interactive, supporting functionalities such as dragging, floating, and resizing.

Panels with Simple Data

A basic Dashboard Layout panel can display simple data. The panel’s header is defined by HeaderTemplate and its content by the ContentTemplate.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Layouts

<SfDashboardLayout>
    <DashboardLayoutPanels>
        <DashboardLayoutPanel>
            <HeaderTemplate><div>Panel 1</div></HeaderTemplate>
            <ContentTemplate><div>Content</div></ContentTemplate>
        </DashboardLayoutPanel>
    </DashboardLayoutPanels>
</SfDashboardLayout>

<style>
    .e-panel-header {
        background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
        text-align: center;
    }
    .e-panel-content {
        text-align: center;
        margin-top: 10px;
    }
</style>

The Dashboard Layout with simple content will be rendered in the web browser as demonstrated in the following screenshot.

Blazor Dashboard Layout with Single Data

Panels with Components

A Dashboard Layout can also host complex UI components such as charts, grids, maps, or gauges within its panels.

These components are placed as panel content by assigning the corresponding Blazor component element as the ContentTemplate of the panel.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Layouts

<div class="content">
    <SfDashboardLayout Columns="6" CellSpacing="@(new double[]{10 ,10 })">
        <DashboardLayoutPanels>
            <DashboardLayoutPanel Id="Panel1" SizeX="4" SizeY="2">
                <HeaderTemplate><div class='header'> Customers Count </div></HeaderTemplate>
                <ContentTemplate>
                    <div style="height:100%; width:100%;">
                        <SfChart ID="linechart" @ref="linechartObj">
                            <ChartPrimaryXAxis ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.ValueType.DateTime">
                            </ChartPrimaryXAxis>
                            <ChartSeriesCollection>
                                <ChartSeries DataSource="@DataSource" XName="XValue" YName="YValue" Type="ChartSeriesType.Line">
                                    <ChartMarker Visible="true">
                                        <ChartDataLabel Visible="true" Position="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.LabelPosition.Top">
                                        </ChartDataLabel>
                                    </ChartMarker>
                                </ChartSeries>
                            </ChartSeriesCollection>
                        </SfChart>
                    </div>
                </ContentTemplate>
            </DashboardLayoutPanel>
            <DashboardLayoutPanel Id="Panel2" SizeX="2" SizeY="2" Column="4">
                <HeaderTemplate><div class='header'> Product sales in Years </div></HeaderTemplate>
                <ContentTemplate>
                    <div style="height:100%; width:100%;">
                        <SfRangeNavigator ID="range" @ref="rangeObj" Value="@Value" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.RangeValueType.DateTime" IntervalType="RangeIntervalType.Years" LabelFormat="yyyy">
                            <RangeNavigatorSeriesCollection>
                                <RangeNavigatorSeries DataSource="@DataSource" XName="XValue" Type="RangeNavigatorType.Area" YName="YValue"></RangeNavigatorSeries>
                            </RangeNavigatorSeriesCollection>
                        </SfRangeNavigator>
                    </div>
                </ContentTemplate>
            </DashboardLayoutPanel>
            <DashboardLayoutPanel Id="Panel3" SizeX="3" SizeY="2" Row=2 Column=3>
                <HeaderTemplate><div class='header'> Sales Ratio in Countries </div></HeaderTemplate>
                <ContentTemplate>
                    <div style="height:100%; width:100%;">
                        <SfChart ID="chart" @ref="barchartObj">
                            <ChartPrimaryXAxis Title="Country" EnableTrim="true" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.ValueType.Category">
                                <ChartAxisMajorGridLines Width="0"></ChartAxisMajorGridLines>
                            </ChartPrimaryXAxis>
                            <ChartSeriesCollection>
                                <ChartSeries DataSource="@DataSource" XName="X" YName="Y" Type="ChartSeriesType.Bar">
                                </ChartSeries>
                            </ChartSeriesCollection>
                        </SfChart>
                    </div>
                </ContentTemplate>
            </DashboardLayoutPanel>
            <DashboardLayoutPanel Id="Panel4" SizeX=3 SizeY=2 Row=2 Column=0>
                <HeaderTemplate><div class='header'> Sales Comparison in Products  </div></HeaderTemplate>
                <ContentTemplate>
                    <div style="height:100%; width:100%;">
                        <SfChart ID="chart1" @ref="chartObj" Width="100%" Height="100%">
                            <ChartPrimaryXAxis ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts.ValueType.Category"></ChartPrimaryXAxis>
                            <ChartSeriesCollection>
                                <ChartSeries DataSource="@DataSource" Name="Editors" XName="X1" YName="YValue" Type="ChartSeriesType.StackingColumn">
                                </ChartSeries>
                                <ChartSeries DataSource="@DataSource" Name="Layouts" XName="X1" YName="YValue" Type="ChartSeriesType.StackingColumn">
                                </ChartSeries>
                                <ChartSeries DataSource="@DataSource" Name="Grids" XName="X1" YName="YValue" Type="ChartSeriesType.StackingColumn">
                                </ChartSeries>
                            </ChartSeriesCollection>
                        </SfChart>
                    </div>
                </ContentTemplate>
            </DashboardLayoutPanel>
            <DashboardLayoutPanel Id="Panel5" SizeX=6 SizeY=2 Column=6 Row=4>
                <HeaderTemplate><div class='header'> Top Customers Details</div></HeaderTemplate>
                <ContentTemplate>
                    <div style="height:100%; width:100%;">
                        <SfGrid ID="grid" DataSource="@Orders">
                            <GridPageSettings></GridPageSettings>
                            <GridColumns>
                                <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderID) HeaderText="Order ID" TextAlign="Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids.TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
                                <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.CustomerID) HeaderText="Customer Name" Width="130"></GridColumn>
                                <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderDate) HeaderText=" Order Date" Format="d" Type="ColumnType.Date" TextAlign="Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids.TextAlign.Right" Width="150"></GridColumn>
                                <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.Freight) HeaderText="Freight" Format="C2" TextAlign="Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids.TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
                            </GridColumns>
                        </SfGrid>
                    </div>
                </ContentTemplate>
            </DashboardLayoutPanel>
        </DashboardLayoutPanels>
    </SfDashboardLayout>
</div>
@code
{ 
    SfChart chartObj;
    SfChart barchartObj;
    SfRangeNavigator rangeObj;
    SfChart linechartObj;
    private object[] Value = new object[] { new DateTime(2006, 01, 01), new DateTime(2008, 01, 01) };
    public class ChartData
    {
        public DateTime XValue { get; set; }
        public double YValue { get; set; }
        public string X { get; set; }
        public double Y { get; set; }
        public string Country { get; set; }
        public string X1 { get; set; }
        public double Y1 { get; set; }
        public double Y2 { get; set; }
        public double Y3 { get; set; }
        public double Y4 { get; set; }
    }
    public List<ChartData> DataSource = new List<ChartData>
    {
        new ChartData { XValue = new DateTime(2005, 01, 01), YValue = 21, X = "USA", Y =300.2, Country = "USA: 72", X1= "2012"},
        new ChartData { XValue = new DateTime(2006, 01, 01), YValue = 24, X = "Russia", Y = 103.1, Country = "RUS: 103.1", X1= "2013"},
        new ChartData { XValue = new DateTime(2007, 01, 01), YValue = 36, X = "Brazil", Y = 139.1, Country = "BRZ: 139.1", X1= "2014"},
        new ChartData { XValue = new DateTime(2008, 01, 01), YValue = 38, X = "India", Y = 262.1, Country = "IND: 262.1", X1= "2015"},
    };
    public List<Order> Orders { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        Orders = Enumerable.Range(1, 6).Select(x => new Order()
        {
            OrderID = 1000 + x,
            CustomerID = (new string[] { "ALFKI", "ANANTR", "ANTON", "BLONP", "BOLID" })[new Random().Next(5)],
            Freight = 2.1 * x,
            OrderDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-x),
        }).ToList();
    }

    public class Order
    {
        public int? OrderID { get; set; }
        public string CustomerID { get; set; }
        public DateTime? OrderDate { get; set; }
        public double? Freight { get; set; }
    }
    protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender)
    {
        await Task.Delay(3000); // simulate the async operations
        this.chartObj.RefreshAsync();
        this.linechartObj.RefreshAsync();
        this.barchartObj.RefreshAsync();
    }
}

<style>
    #linechart, #grid, #chart1, #chart, #range {
        height: 100% !important;
        width: 100% !important;
    }
</style>
Blazor Dashboard Layout displays Chart Component

NOTE

When using the SfRangeNavigator component in this sample, ensure that the Syncfusion.Blazor.RangeNavigator NuGet package is installed in your project. You can install the package from nuget.org.

To get started quickly with designing a Blazor Dashboard Layout with UI Components, you can check the video below.

By default, the Dashboard Layout component is rendered with auto-adjustable and responsive panels according to the parent dimensions.

NOTE

View Sample in GitHub.

See also

  1. Getting Started with Syncfusion® Blazor Web Assembly App in Visual Studio or .NET CLI
  2. Getting Started with Syncfusion® Blazor Web App in Visual Studio or .NET CLI