DataSource Binding and Custom Items in Blazor Menu Bar Component
26 Aug 202315 minutes to read
The Blazor Menu Bar supports data source bindings such as data source that can be structured as Self-referential data.
Self-referential data
Menu Bar can be populated from self-referential data structure that contains data with ParentId mapping.
In the following example, the id, pId, and text columns from self-referential data have been mapped to the ItemId, ParentId, and Text fields, respectively.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations
<SfMenu Items="@MenuItems">
<MenuEvents TValue="MenuItemModel" OnOpen="onOpen"></MenuEvents>
<MenuFieldSettings ItemId="Id" Text="Text" ParentId="ParentId"></MenuFieldSettings>
</SfMenu>
@code {
private string eventName = "";
public List<CustomMenuItem> MenuItems = new List<CustomMenuItem>
{
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent1", Text = "Events" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent2", Text = "Movies" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent3", Text = "Directory" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent4", Text = "Queries", ParentId = "null" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent5", Text = "Services", ParentId = "null" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent6", Text = "Conferences", ParentId = "parent1" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent7", Text = "Music", ParentId = "parent1" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent8", Text = "Workshops", ParentId = "parent1" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent9", Text = "Now Showing", ParentId = "parent2" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent10", Text = "Coming Soon", ParentId = "parent2" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent10", Text = "Media Gallery", ParentId = "parent3" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent11", Text = "Newsletters", ParentId = "parent3" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent12", Text = "Our Policy", ParentId = "parent4" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent13", Text = "Site Map", ParentId = "parent4" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent14", Text = "Pop", ParentId = "parent7" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent15", Text = "Folk", ParentId = "parent7" },
new CustomMenuItem{ Id = "parent16", Text = "Classical", ParentId = "parent7" }
};
public class CustomMenuItem
{
public string Id { get; set; }
public string Text { get; set; }
public string ParentId { get; set; }
}
private void onOpen()
{
this.eventName = "OnOpen";
}
}
NOTE
In the above example,
TValueis specified asMenuItemModelbecause the menu is rendered using theItemsproperty.
Custom Menu Bar Items
To customize Menu Bar items in your application, set your customized template using MenuTemplates. In the following example, the Menu Bar has been rendered with customized Menu Bar items.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations
@inject Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.NavigationManager UriHelper;
<div class="menu-control">
<SfMenu Items="@data">
<MenuFieldSettings Text="Value" Children="Options"></MenuFieldSettings>
<MenuTemplates TValue="CategoryModel">
<Template>
@{
var MenuItems = context;
if (MenuItems.Value != null && MenuItems.Count == null && MenuItems.Url == null)
{
<div>@MenuItems.Value</div>
}
else if (MenuItems.Value != null)
{
<div style="width: 100%;display: flex;justify-content: space-between;">
@{
if (MenuItems.Url != null)
{
<img class="e-avatar e-avatar-small" src="@UriHelper.ToAbsoluteUri($"images/menu-bar/{MenuItems.Url}.png")" />
}
<span style="width:100%;">@MenuItems.Value</span>
if (MenuItems.Count != null)
{
<span class="e-badge e-badge-success">@MenuItems.Count</span>
}
}
</div>
}
else
{
<div tabindex="0" class="e-card">
<div class="e-card-header">
<div class="e-card-header-caption">
<div class="e-card-header-title">About Us</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="e-card-content">
@MenuItems.About
</div>
<div class="e-card-actions">
<input type="button" class="e-btn e-outline" style="pointer-events: auto;" value="Read More" />
</div>
</div>
}
}
</Template>
</MenuTemplates>
</SfMenu>
</div>
@code{
private List<CategoryModel> data = new List<CategoryModel>
{
new CategoryModel {
Value = "Products",
Options = new List<CategoryModel>
{
new CategoryModel { Value= "JavaScript", Url= "javascript" },
new CategoryModel { Value= "Angular", Url= "angular" },
new CategoryModel { Value= "ASP.NET Core", Url= "core" },
new CategoryModel { Value= "ASP.NET MVC", Url= "mvc" }
}
},
new CategoryModel {
Value = "Services",
Options = new List<CategoryModel>
{
new CategoryModel { Value= "Application Development", Count= "1200+" },
new CategoryModel { Value= "Maintenance & Support", Count= "3700+" },
new CategoryModel { Value= "Quality Assurance" },
new CategoryModel { Value= "Cloud Integration", Count= "900+" }
}
},
new CategoryModel {
Value = "About Us",
Options = new List<CategoryModel>
{
new CategoryModel {
Id = "about",
About = "We are on a mission to provide world-class best software solutions for web, mobile and desktop platforms. Around 900+ applications are desgined and delivered to our customers to make digital & strengthen their businesses."
}
}
},
new CategoryModel { Value = "Careers" },
new CategoryModel { Value = "Sign In" }
};
private class CategoryModel
{
public List<CategoryModel> Options { get; set; }
public string Value { get; set; }
public string Url { get; set; }
public string Count { get; set; }
public string About { get; set; }
public string Id { get; set; }
}
}
<style>
.menu-control {
margin-top: 45px;
text-align: center;
}
/* Common ul & li styles */
.mobile .e-menu-container ul.e-ul,
.e-menu-container ul.e-ul {
padding: 0;
}
.mobile .e-menu-container ul.e-ul .e-menu-item,
.e-menu-container ul.e-ul .e-menu-item {
display: flex;
padding: 0 10px;
outline-color: transparent;
}
/** Avatar customization */
.e-menu-container ul .e-menu-item .e-avatar {
background-color: inherit;
font-size: 8px;
margin-right: 8px;
align-self: center;
width: auto;
overflow: visible;
}
.mobile .e-menu-container ul .e-menu-item .e-avatar {
font-size: 10px;
}
/** Badge customization */
.e-menu-container ul .e-menu-item .e-badge {
margin-left: 10px;
align-self: center;
overflow: visible;
}
/** Card customization */
.e-menu-container ul.e-ul .e-menu-item .e-card {
width: 290px;
font-size: inherit;
background-color: inherit;
border-color: transparent;
}
.mobile .e-menu-container ul.e-ul .e-menu-item .e-card {
width: 320px;
}
.e-menu-container ul.e-ul .e-menu-item .e-card .e-card-content {
white-space: normal;
color: inherit;
padding-top: 0;
text-align: justify;
font-size: inherit;
}
.e-menu-container ul.e-ul .e-menu-item#about {
height: auto;
padding: 0;
}
.e-menu-container ul.e-ul .e-menu-item#about.e-focused {
background-color: transparent;
outline-color: transparent;
pointer-events: none;
}
.e-menu-container .e-ul .e-menu-item {
height: 36px;
line-height: 36px;
}
</style>