Getting Started with Blazor DataForm Component

16 Apr 20265 minutes to read

This section briefly explains how to include Syncfusion^® Blazor DataForm component in a Blazor WebAssembly App using Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and the .NET CLI.

• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• .NET CLI

Prerequisites

• System requirements for Blazor components

Create a new Blazor App in Visual Studio

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

Prerequisites

• System requirements for Blazor components

Create a new Blazor App in Visual Studio Code

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

Alternatively, create a WebAssembly application by using the following command in the integrated terminal (Ctrl+`).

Blazor WASM App

dotnet new blazorwasm -o BlazorApp
cd BlazorApp

Prerequisites

Install the latest version of .NET SDK. If the .NET SDK is already installed, determine the installed version by running the following command in a command prompt (Windows), terminal (macOS), or command shell (Linux).

.NET CLI

dotnet --version

Create a Blazor WebAssembly App using .NET CLI

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

.NET CLI

dotnet new blazorwasm -o BlazorApp
cd BlazorApp

Install Syncfusion^® Blazor packages

Install Syncfusion.Blazor.DataForm 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.

Package Manager

Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.DataForm -Version 33.2.3
Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -Version 33.2.3

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 and import the Syncfusion.Blazor and Syncfusion.Blazor.DataForm namespaces.

~/_Imports.razor

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DataForm

Register Syncfusion^® Blazor service

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

Program.cs

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

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 ~/index.html 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 the Blazor application. Also, check out the Adding Script Reference topic to learn different approaches for adding script references in the Blazor application.

Add Syncfusion^® Blazor DataForm component

Add the Syncfusion^® Blazor DataForm component in the ~/Pages/Index.razor file.

Index.razor

@using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations

<SfDataForm ID="MyForm"
            Model="@EmployeeDetail">
    <FormValidator>
        <DataAnnotationsValidator></DataAnnotationsValidator>
    </FormValidator>
    <FormItems>
        <FormAutoGenerateItems></FormAutoGenerateItems>
    </FormItems>
</SfDataForm>


@code {

    public class EmployeeDetails
    {
        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Please enter your first name.")]
        [Display(Name = "First Name")]
        public string FirstName { get; set; }

        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Please enter your last name.")]
        [Display(Name = "Last Name")]
        public string LastName { get; set; }

        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Please enter your email address.")]
        [EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Please enter a valid email address.")]
        [Display(Name = "Email ID")]
        public string Email { get; set; }

        [Required]
        [Display(Name = "Date of Birth")]
        public DateTime? DOB { get; set; }
    }
    private EmployeeDetails EmployeeDetail = new EmployeeDetails()
        {
            FirstName = "Anne",
            LastName = "Lawsen"
        };
}

• Press Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or ⌘+F5 (macOS) to launch the application. This will render the Syncfusion^® Blazor DataForm component in the default web browser.

NOTE

View Sample in GitHub.