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Getting started with the Blazor TextBox component

28 Apr 20266 minutes to read

This guide explains how to include the Syncfusion® Blazor TextBox component in a Blazor WebAssembly App using Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and the .NET CLI.

Prerequisites

Create a new Blazor App in Visual Studio

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

Prerequisites

Create a new Blazor App in Visual Studio Code

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

Alternatively, create a WebAssembly application by using the following command in the integrated terminal (Ctrl+`).

dotnet new blazorwasm -o BlazorApp
cd BlazorApp

Prerequisites

Install the latest version of .NET SDK. If the .NET SDK is already installed, determine the installed version by running the following command in a command prompt (Windows), terminal (macOS), or command shell (Linux).

dotnet --version

Create a Blazor WebAssembly App using .NET CLI

Run the following command to create a new Blazor WebAssembly App in a command prompt (Windows) or terminal (macOS) or command shell (Linux). For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor WASM App Getting Started documentation.

dotnet new blazorwasm -o BlazorApp
cd BlazorApp

Install Syncfusion® Blazor packages

Install Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs and Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes NuGet packages 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), or the .NET CLI.

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

Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs -Version 33.2.3
Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -Version 33.2.3

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 and import the Syncfusion.Blazor and Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs namespaces.

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

Register Syncfusion® Blazor service

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

....
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 ~/index.html file.

<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>

NOTE

Check out the Blazor Themes topic to discover various methods (Static Web Assets, CDN, and CRG) for referencing themes in the Blazor application. Also, check out the Adding Script Reference topic to learn different approaches for adding script references in the Blazor application.

Add Syncfusion® Blazor TextBox component

Add the Syncfusion® Blazor TextBox component in the ~/Pages/Index.razor file.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs

<SfTextBox Placeholder='First Name'></SfTextBox>
  • Press Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or ⌘+F5 (macOS) to run the app. This renders the Syncfusion® Blazor TextBox component in the default web browser. If build issues occur, restore packages and verify the installed .NET SDK version.
Blazor TextBox component in Blazor WebAssembly

NOTE

View sample in GitHub.

Adding icons to the Blazor TextBox

Add an icon to the TextBox component using the AddIconAsync method. The following example shows how to implement this in a Blazor WebAssembly app.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs

<div id="sample" style="margin:130px auto;width:300px">
    <SfTextBox @ref=@TextBoxDropDownObj
               Created="@AddDateIcon"
               Placeholder="Enter Date"
               FloatLabelType="@FloatLabelType.Auto">
    </SfTextBox>
</div>


@code {
    SfTextBox TextBoxDropDownObj { get; set; }

    private async void AddDateIcon()
    {
        if (TextBoxDropDownObj != null)
        {
            //Add icon to the TextBox
            await TextBoxDropDownObj.AddIconAsync("append", "e-icons e-date-icon");
}
    }
}
Blazor TextBox with icon in Blazor WebAssembly

Floating label

The floating label lifts above the input when the TextBox is focused or contains a value. Configure it by setting the FloatLabelType API.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs

<SfTextBox Placeholder='First Name' FloatLabelType='@FloatLabelType.Auto'></SfTextBox>
Blazor TextBox with floating label in Blazor WebAssembly

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