Customization in Blazor Maps component
Setting the size
The width and height of the Maps can be set using the Width and Height properties in SfMaps. Percentage or pixel values can be used for the height and width values.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps
<SfMaps Height="600px" Width="300px">
<MapsLayers>
<MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions ="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}' TValue="string">
@* To customize map shape *@
</MapsLayer>
</MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>
Setting the title
The title for the Maps can be set using the MapsTitleSettings class. It can be customized using the following properties and classes.
Alignment- To customize the alignment for the text in the title of the Maps. The possible values can be ”Center”, ”Near” and ”Far“.Description- To set the description of the title in Maps.Text- To set the text for the title in Maps.MapsTitleTextStyle- To customize the style of the font in Maps.MapsSubtitleSettings- To customize the subtitle for the Maps.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps
<SfMaps Height="300px">
<MapsTitleSettings Text="Maps Component"
Description="Maps"
Alignment="Alignment.Center">
<MapsTitleTextStyle Color="Green"
FontFamily="Times New Roman"
FontStyle="italic"
FontWeight="bold">
</MapsTitleTextStyle>
<MapsSubtitleSettings Text="Default sample"></MapsSubtitleSettings>
</MapsTitleSettings>
<MapsLayers>
<MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions ="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}' TValue="string">
</MapsLayer>
</MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>
Setting theme
The Maps control supports following themes.
- Material
- Fabric
- Bootstrap
- Highcontrast
- MaterialDark
- FabricDark
- BootstrapDark
- Bootstrap4
- Tailwind
By default, the Maps are rendered by the “Material” theme. The theme of the Maps component is changed using the Theme property.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps
<SfMaps Theme="Theme.HighContrastLight">
<MapsLayers>
<MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions ="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}' TValue="string">
@* To customize map shape *@
</MapsLayer>
</MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>
Customizing the Maps container
The following properties and classes are available to customize the container in the Maps.
Background- To apply the background color to the container in the Maps.MapsBorderSettings- To customize the color and width of the border of the Maps.MapsMargin- To customize the margins of the Maps.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps
<SfMaps Height="300px" Width="400px" Background="#CCD1D1">
<MapsBorderSettings Color="green" Width="2"></MapsBorderSettings>
<MapsMargin Bottom="10" Left="10" Right="10" Top="10"></MapsMargin>
<MapsLayers>
<MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions ="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}' TValue="string">
<MapsShapeSettings Autofill="true"></MapsShapeSettings>
</MapsLayer>
</MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>
Customizing the Maps area
By default, the background color of the shape maps is set as ”white”. To modify the background color of the Maps area, the Background property in the MapsAreaSettings class is used. The border of the Maps area can be customized using the MapsAreaBorder class.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps
<SfMaps>
<MapsAreaSettings Background="#e6e2d3">
<MapsBorder Color="green" Width="2"></MapsBorder>
</MapsAreaSettings>
<MapsLayers>
<MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions ="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}' TValue="string">
@* To set shape color automatically *@
<MapsShapeSettings Autofill="true"></MapsShapeSettings>
</MapsLayer>
</MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>
Customizing the shapes
The following properties and class are available in MapsShapeSettings class to customize the shapes of the Maps component.
Fill- To apply the color to the shapes.Autofill- To apply the palette colors to the shapes if it is set as true.Palette- To set the custom palette for the shapes.MapsShapeBorder- To customize the color and width of the border of the shapes.DashArray- To define the pattern of dashes and gaps that is applied to the outline of the shapes.Opacity- To customize the transparency for the shapes.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps
<SfMaps>
<MapsLayers>
<MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions ="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}' TValue="string">
@* To customize map shape *@
<MapsShapeSettings Autofill="true" Palette='new string[] {"#d6cbd3", "#eca1a6", "#bdcebe", "#ada397", "#d5e1df"}' DashArray="1" Opacity=0.9>
<MapsShapeBorder Color="#FFFFFF" Width="2"></MapsShapeBorder>
</MapsShapeSettings>
</MapsLayer>
</MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>
Setting color to the shapes from the data source
The color for each shape in the Maps can be set using the ColorValuePath property of MapsShapeSettings class. The value for the ColorValuePath property is the field name from the data source of the MapsLayer class which contains the color values.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps
<SfMaps>
<MapsLayers>
<MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions ="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}' ShapeDataPath="Continent" ShapePropertyPath='new string[] {"continent"}' DataSource="ShapeColor" TValue="Data">
<MapsShapeSettings ColorValuePath="Color"></MapsShapeSettings>
</MapsLayer>
</MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>
@code{
public class Data
{
public string Continent { get; set; }
public string Color { get; set; }
};
private List<Data> ShapeColor = new List<Data>{
new Data { Continent= "North America", Color= "#71B081" },
new Data { Continent= "South America", Color= "#5A9A77" },
new Data { Continent= "Africa", Color= "#498770" },
new Data { Continent= "Europe", Color= "#39776C" },
new Data { Continent= "Asia", Color= "#266665" },
new Data { Continent= "Australia", Color= "#124F5E" }
};
}
Projection type
The Maps control supports the following projection types:
- Mercator
- Equirectangular
- Miller
- Eckert3
- Eckert5
- Eckert6
- Winkel3
- AitOff
By default, the Maps are rendered by the “Mercator” projection type in which the Maps are rendered based on the coordinates. So, the Maps is not stretched. To change the type of projection in the Maps, the ProjectionType property is used.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps
@* To change Maps projection *@
<SfMaps ProjectionType="ProjectionType.Miller">
<MapsLayers>
<MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions ="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}' TValue="string">
</MapsLayer>
</MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>
