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Getting started with Blazor Maps Component in Blazor Web App

20 May 202611 minutes to read

This section briefly explains how to include Syncfusion® Blazor Maps 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

NOTE

If the application is configured with WebAssembly or Auto render modes, you may optionally navigate to the client project directory to manage client-specific dependencies. Once the required changes are completed, ensure that you navigate back to the root project directory.

cd BlazorWebApp.Client
cd ..

Prerequisites

Install the latest version of .NET SDK. If you previously installed the SDK, 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.

For example, in a Blazor Web App with the Auto interactive render mode, use the following commands:

dotnet new blazor -o BlazorWebApp -int Auto
cd BlazorWebApp

NOTE

If the application is configured with WebAssembly or Auto render modes, you may optionally navigate to the client project directory to manage client-specific dependencies. Once the required changes are completed, ensure that you navigate back to the root project directory.

cd BlazorWebApp.Client
cd ..

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 the Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps NuGet package 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 Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps –version 33.2.3), or the .NET CLI.

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

Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps -Version 33.2.3

If using the WebAssembly or Auto render modes in the Blazor Web App, install this package 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.Maps namespaces.

NOTE

The ~/ notation represents the root directory of your project. This file is typically located in your project’s root folder.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps

Register Syncfusion® Blazor service

Register the Syncfusion® Blazor service in the Program.cs file of your Blazor Web App. This step enables the Syncfusion components to work in your application.

....
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 script resources

The Syncfusion JavaScript library needs to be included in your application. The script can be accessed from NuGet through Static Web Assets. Include the script reference in the ~/Components/App.razor file (this is the root layout file of your application).

<script src="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Core/scripts/syncfusion-blazor.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

NOTE

Check out the Adding Script Reference topic to learn different approaches for adding script references in your Blazor application.

Add Syncfusion® Blazor Maps component with GeoJSON data

Add the Syncfusion® Blazor Maps component in the ~/Components/Pages/Home.razor file. If the interactivity location is set to Per page/component, define a render mode at the top of the ~Pages/Home.razor file.

NOTE

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

@* desired render mode defined here *@
@rendermode InteractiveAuto

Bind GeoJSON data to the Maps to render any geometric shape in SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) for powerful data visualization of shapes. You can use the ShapeData property in MapsLayer to load the GeoJSON shape data into the Maps component.

<!-- SfMaps is the root container component for the maps -->
<SfMaps>
    <!-- MapsLayers contains one or more map layers to display on the map -->
    <MapsLayers>
        <!-- MapsLayer defines a map layer with shape data and configuration -->
        <MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions= "https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}' TValue="string">
        </MapsLayer>
    </MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>

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

Blazor Maps with GeoJSON Layer

NOTE

View Sample in GitHub.

NOTE

The “world-map.json” file contains the World map GeoJSON data.

Bind data source

The DataSource property is used to represent statistical data in the Maps component. We can define a list of objects as a data source to the Maps component. This data source will be further used to color the map, display data labels, display tooltips, and more. Assign the below list SecurityCouncilDetails to the DataSource property in MapsLayer.

@code {
    public List<UNCouncilCountry> SecurityCouncilDetails = new List<UNCouncilCountry>{
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "China", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "France", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Russia", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Kazakhstan", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Poland", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Sweden", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "United Kingdom", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "United States", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Bolivia", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Eq. Guinea", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Ethiopia", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Côte d Ivoire", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Kuwait", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Netherlands", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Peru", Membership= "Non-Permanent" }
    };

    public class UNCouncilCountry
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Membership { get; set; }
    };
}

NOTE

The United Nations Security Council data is referred from source.

You should also specify the field names in the shape data and data source to the ShapePropertyPath and ShapeDataPath properties, respectively. These are used to identify the appropriate shapes and match the specific data source values to them.

The following complete example shows a Maps component with the GeoJSON layer and data source binding:

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Maps
@rendermode InteractiveAuto

<SfMaps>
    <MapsLayers>
        <MapsLayer ShapeData='new {dataOptions= "https://cdn.syncfusion.com/maps/map-data/world-map.json"}'
                   ShapePropertyPath='new string[] {"name"}'
                   DataSource="SecurityCouncilDetails"
                   ShapeDataPath="Name" TValue="UNCouncilCountry">
        </MapsLayer>
    </MapsLayers>
</SfMaps>

@code {
    public List<UNCouncilCountry> SecurityCouncilDetails = new List<UNCouncilCountry>{
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "China", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "France", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Russia", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Kazakhstan", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Poland", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Sweden", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "United Kingdom", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "United States", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Bolivia", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Eq. Guinea", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Ethiopia", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Côte d Ivoire", Membership= "Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Kuwait", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Netherlands", Membership= "Non-Permanent" },
         new UNCouncilCountry { Name= "Peru", Membership= "Non-Permanent" }
    };

    public class UNCouncilCountry
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Membership { get; set; }
    };
}

This example demonstrates the complete setup with:

  • The ShapeData pointing to the GeoJSON world map
  • The ShapePropertyPath set to "name" to match shape names
  • The DataSource bound to SecurityCouncilDetails
  • The ShapeDataPath set to "Name" to match data source field

NOTE

Please refer to the section for more information on data binding.

NOTE

View Sample in GitHub.

See also