Getting Started with Blazor Rating in Blazor WASM App

10 Jul 20264 minutes to read

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

Create a new Blazor WebAssembly App

• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• .NET CLI

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

Run the following command to create a new Blazor WebAssembly App.

Terminal

dotnet new blazorwasm -o BlazorApp
cd BlazorApp

Alternatively, create a Blazor WebAssembly App using Visual Studio Code via Microsoft Templates, the Blazor Extension, or the C# Dev Kit extension.

Run the following command to create a new Blazor WebAssembly App.

Command Prompt

dotnet new blazorwasm -o BlazorApp
cd BlazorApp

Install the required Blazor packages

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

• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• .NET CLI

1. Go to Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Manage NuGet Packages for Solution.
2. Search the required NuGet packages (Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs and Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes) and install them.

Alternatively, you can install the same packages using the Package Manager Console with the following commands.

Package Manager Console

Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs -Version 34.1.29
Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -Version 34.1.29

Open the terminal and run the following commands.

Terminal

dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs -v 34.1.29
dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -v 34.1.29

Open the command prompt and run the following commands.

Command Prompt

dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs -v 34.1.29
dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -v 34.1.29

Add import namespaces

After the packages are installed, open the ~/_Imports.razor file and import the Syncfusion.Blazor and Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs namespaces.

~/_Imports.razor

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs

Register the Blazor service

Open the Program.cs file in Blazor WebAssembly App and register the Blazor service.

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 ~wwwroot/index.html file.

index.html

...
<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>

Add Blazor Rating component

Open a Razor file located in the ~/Pages/*.razor (for example, Home.razor) and add the Blazor Rating component inside the razor file.

Home.razor

<SfRating></SfRating>

Run the application

• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• .NET CLI

Press Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or ⌘+F5 (macOS) to launch the application. The Blazor Rating component will render in your default web browser.

Open the terminal and run the following command.

Terminal

dotnet run

Open the command prompt and run the following command.

Command Prompt

dotnet run

Value

Set the rating value by using the Value property.

Home.razor

<SfRating Value="3"></SfRating>