Getting Started with Blazor Sparkline in Blazor Web App

29 May 202611 minutes to read

This section briefly explains about how to include Syncfusion^® Blazor Sparkline component in your Blazor Web 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 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

• System requirements for Blazor components

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+`):

Blazor Web App

dotnet new blazor -o BlazorWebApp -int Auto
cd BlazorWebApp
cd BlazorWebApp.Client

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).

.NET CLI

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:

Blazor Web App

dotnet new blazor -o BlazorWebApp -int Auto
cd BlazorWebApp
cd BlazorWebApp.Client

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.Sparkline NuGet package using one of the following methods.

Visual Studio (NuGet Package Manager):

1. Go to Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Manage NuGet Packages for Solution.
2. Search the required NuGet package (Syncfusion.Blazor.Sparkline) and install it.

Visual Studio Code or .NET CLI:

Open the terminal or command prompt and run the following command:

.NET CLI

dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.Sparkline -v 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.Charts namespaces.

~/_Imports.razor

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Charts

Register Syncfusion^® Blazor service

Register the Syncfusion Blazor service in the Program.cs file of your Blazor Web App.

Program.cs

....
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 script can be accessed from NuGet through Static Web Assets. Include the script reference in the ~/Components/App.razor file.

<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 Sparkline component

• Open a Razor file located in the ~/Components/Pages (for example, Home.razor) and add the Blazor Sparkline component inside the razor file.
• If the interactivity location is set to Per page/component in the Web App, define a render mode at the top of the razor file. (For example, InteractiveServer, InteractiveWebAssembly or InteractiveAuto).

NOTE

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

Home.razor

@rendermode InteractiveAuto

<SfSparkline>

</SfSparkline>

Populate Blazor Sparkline with Data

To bind data for the Sparkline component, assign a IEnumerable object to the DataSource property. It can also be provided as an instance of the DataManager.

Home.razor

@code {
    public class WeatherReport
    {
        public string Month { get; set; }
        public double Celsius { get; set; }
    };
    public List<WeatherReport> ClimateData = new List<WeatherReport> {
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Jan", Celsius= 34 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Feb", Celsius= 36 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Mar", Celsius= 32 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Apr", Celsius= 35 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "May", Celsius= 40 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Jun", Celsius= 38 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Jul", Celsius= 33 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Aug", Celsius= 37 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Sep", Celsius= 34 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Oct", Celsius= 31 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Nov", Celsius= 30 },
        new  WeatherReport { Month= "Dec", Celsius= 29}
    };
}

Now map the Month and the Celsius fields from the datasource to XName and YName properties for x-axis and y-axis in the Sparkline and then set the ClimateData to DataSource property. Because the Month field is a value-based category, the ValueType property is used to specify it.

Home.razor

<SfSparkline XName="Month"
             YName="Celsius"
             ValueType="SparklineValueType.Category"
             TValue="WeatherReport"
             DataSource="ClimateData"
             Height="80px"
             Width="150px">
</SfSparkline>

Run the application

Visual Studio:

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

Visual Studio Code or .NET CLI:

1. Open the terminal (Visual Studio Code) or command prompt (.NET CLI) and navigate to the Client project folder.

2. Run the following command:

    dotnet run
   

3. The application will start and display in your default web browser.

NOTE

View Sample in GitHub.

Blazor Sparkline chart types

Change the Sparkline type using the Type property set to Line, Column, WinLoss, Pie or Area. Here, the Sparkline type is set to Area.

Home.razor

<SfSparkline XName="Month"
             YName="Celsius"
             ValueType="SparklineValueType.Category"
             Type="SparklineType.Area"
             TValue="WeatherReport"
             DataSource="ClimateData"
             Height="80px"
             Width="150px">
</SfSparkline>

NOTE

Refer to code block to know about the property value of ClimateData.

Adding Data Label

Add the Data Labels to improve the readability of the Sparkline component. This can be achieved by setting the Visible property to true in the SparklineDataLabelSettings.

Available types are:

• Start
• End
• All
• High
• Low
• Negative

Home.razor

<SfSparkline DataSource="ClimateData"
              TValue="WeatherReport"
              XName="Month"
              YName="Celsius"
              ValueType="SparklineValueType.Category"
              Height="80px"
              Width="150px">
    <SparklineDataLabelSettings Visible="new List<VisibleType> { VisibleType.Start, VisibleType.End }"></SparklineDataLabelSettings>
    <SparklinePadding Left="10" Right="10"></SparklinePadding>
</SfSparkline>

NOTE

Refer to the code block to know about the property value of ClimateData.

Enable tooltip

When space constraints prevent from displaying information using Data Labels, the tooltip comes in handy. The tooltip can be enabled by setting the Visible property to true in the SparklineTooltipSettings.

Home.razor

<SfSparkline DataSource="ClimateData"
             TValue="WeatherReport"
             XName="Month"
             YName="Celsius"
             ValueType="SparklineValueType.Category"
             Height="80px"
             Width="150px">
    <SparklineDataLabelSettings Visible="new List<VisibleType> { VisibleType.Start, VisibleType.End }"></SparklineDataLabelSettings>
    <SparklinePadding Left="10" Right="10"></SparklinePadding>
    <SparklineTooltipSettings TValue="WeatherReport" Visible="true"></SparklineTooltipSettings>
</SfSparkline>

NOTE

Refer to the code block to know about the property value of the ClimateData.

See also

• Getting Started with Syncfusion^® Blazor for Client-Side in .NET Core CLI

• Getting Started with Syncfusion^® Blazor for Server-Side in Visual Studio

• Getting Started with Syncfusion^® Blazor for Server-Side in .NET Core CLI

NOTE

You can also explore our Blazor Sparkline Chart example that shows you how to render and configure the sparkline chart.