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Data Binding in Blazor TreeView component

14 Apr 2021 / 11 minutes to read

The Blazor TreeView component provides the option to load data either from local data sources or from remote data services. This can be done through DataSource property that is a member of the Fields property. The DataSource property supports list of objects and DataManager. It also supports different kinds of data services such as OData, OData V4, Web API, URL, and JSON with the help of DataManager adaptors.

Blazor TreeView has load on demand (Lazy load), by default. It reduces the bandwidth size when consuming huge data. It loads first level nodes initially, and when parent node is expanded, loads the child nodes based on the ParentID/Child member.

By default, the LoadOnDemand is set to true. By disabling this property, all the tree nodes are rendered at the beginning itself.

You can use the DataBound event to perform actions. This event will be triggered once the data source is populated in the TreeView.

Local data

To bind local data to the Blazor TreeView, you can assign a list of objects to the DataSource property. The Blazor TreeView component requires three fields (Id, Text, and ParentID) to render local data source. When mapper fields are not specified, it takes the default values as the mapping fields. Local data source can also be provided as an instance of the DataManager. It supports two kinds of local data binding methods.

Hierarchical data
Self-referential data

Hierarchical data

Blazor TreeView can be populated with hierarchical data source that contains nested list of objects. You can directly assign hierarchical data to the DataSource property, and map all the field members with corresponding keys from the hierarchical data to Fields property.

In the following example, Id, FolderName, and SubFolders columns from hierarchical data have been mapped to Id, Text, and Child fields, respectively.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations
<SfTreeView TValue="MailItem">
<TreeViewFieldsSettings TValue="MailItem" Id="Id" Text="FolderName" Child="SubFolders" DataSource="@MyFolder" Expanded="Expanded"></TreeViewFieldsSettings>
</SfTreeView>

@code{
public class MailItem
{
    public string Id { get; set; }
    public string FolderName { get; set; }
    public bool Expanded { get; set; }
    public List<MailItem> SubFolders { get; set; }
}
List<MailItem> MyFolder = new List<MailItem>();
protected override void OnInitialized()
{
    base.OnInitialized();
    List<MailItem> Folder1 = new List<MailItem>();
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "01",
        FolderName = "Inbox",
        SubFolders = Folder1
    });

    List<MailItem> Folder2 = new List<MailItem>();

    Folder1.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "01-01",
        FolderName = "Categories",
        SubFolders = Folder2
    });
    Folder2.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "01-02",
        FolderName = "Primary"
    });
    Folder2.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "01-03",
        FolderName = "Social"
    });
    Folder2.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "01-04",
        FolderName = "Promotions"
    });

    List<MailItem> Folder3 = new List<MailItem>();

    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "02",
        FolderName = "Others",
        Expanded = true,
        SubFolders = Folder3
    });
    Folder3.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "02-01",
        FolderName = "Sent Items"
    });
    Folder3.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "02-02",
        FolderName = "Delete Items"
    });
    Folder3.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "02-03",
        FolderName = "Drafts"
    });
    Folder3.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "02-04",
        FolderName = "Archive"
    });
}
}

Output be like the below.

TreeView Sample

Self-referential data

Blazor TreeView can be populated from self-referential data structure that contains list of objects with ParentID mapping.

You can directly assign self-referential data to the DataSource property, and map all the field members with corresponding keys from self-referential data to Fields property.

To render the root level nodes, specify the ParentID as null or no need to specify the ParentID in DataSource.

In the following example, Id, Pid, HasSubFolders, and FolderName columns from self-referential data have been mapped to Id, ParentId, HasChildren, and Text fields, respectively.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations
<SfTreeView TValue="MailItem">
<TreeViewFieldsSettings TValue="MailItem" Id="Id" DataSource="@MyFolder" Text="FolderName" ParentID="ParentId" HasChildren="HasSubFolders" Expanded="Expanded"></TreeViewFieldsSettings>
</SfTreeView>

@code{
public class MailItem
{
    public string Id { get; set; }
    public string ParentId { get; set; }
    public string FolderName { get; set; }
    public bool Expanded { get; set; }
    public bool HasSubFolders { get; set; }
}
List<MailItem> MyFolder = new List<MailItem>();
protected override void OnInitialized()
{
    base.OnInitialized();
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "1",
        FolderName = "Inbox",
        HasSubFolders = true,
    });
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "2",
        ParentId = "1",
        HasSubFolders = true,
        FolderName = "Categories"
    });
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "3",
        ParentId = "2",
        FolderName = "Primary"
    });
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "4",
        ParentId = "2",
        FolderName = "Social"
    });
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "5",
        ParentId = "2",
        FolderName = "Promotions"
    });
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "6",
        FolderName = "Others",
        HasSubFolders = true,
        Expanded = true
    });
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "7",
        ParentId = "6",
        FolderName = "Sent Items"
    });
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "8",
        ParentId = "6",
        FolderName = "Delete Items"
    });
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "9",
        ParentId = "6",
        FolderName = "Drafts"
    });
    MyFolder.Add(new MailItem
    {
        Id = "10",
        ParentId = "6",
        FolderName = "Archive"
    });

}
}

Output be like the below.

TreeView Sample

Remote data

Blazor TreeView can also be populated from a remote data service with the help of DataManager component and Query property.

It supports different kinds of data services such as OData, OData V4, Web API, URL, and JSON with the help of DataManager adaptors.

You can assign service data as an instance of DataManager to the DataSource property. To interact with remote data source, you have to provide the endpoint url.

The DataManager that acts as an interface between the service endpoint and the TreeView requires the following information to interact with service endpoint properly.

DataManager->url: Defines the service endpoint to fetch data.
DataManager->adaptor: Defines the adaptor option. By default, ODataAdaptor is used for remote binding.

Adaptor is responsible for processing response and request from/to the service endpoint. The Syncfusion.Blazor.Data provides some predefined adaptors designed to interact with service endpoints. They are,

UrlAdaptor: Used to interact with remote services. This is the base adaptor for all remote based adaptors.
ODataAdaptor: Used to interact with OData endpoints.
ODataV4Adaptor: Used to interact with OData V4 endpoints.
WebApiAdaptor: Used to interact with Web API created under OData standards.
WebMethodAdaptor: Used to interact with web methods.

In the following example, ODataV4Adaptor is used to fetch data from remote services. The EmployeeID, FirstName, and EmployeeID columns from Employees table have been mapped to Id, Text, and HasChildren fields respectively for first level nodes.

The OrderID, EmployeeID, and ShipName columns from orders table have been mapped to Id, ParentID, and Text fields respectively for second level nodes.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Data
<SfTreeView TValue="TreeData">
<TreeViewFieldsSettings TValue="TreeData" Query="@Query" Id="EmployeeID" Text="FirstName" HasChildren="EmployeeID">
    <SfDataManager Url="http://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc" Adaptor="@Syncfusion.Blazor.Adaptors.ODataV4Adaptor" CrossDomain="true"></SfDataManager>
    <TreeViewFieldChild TValue="TreeData" Query="@SubQuery" Id="OrderID" Text="ShipName" ParentID="EmployeeID">
        <SfDataManager Url="http://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc" Adaptor="@Syncfusion.Blazor.Adaptors.ODataV4Adaptor" CrossDomain="true"></SfDataManager>
    </TreeViewFieldChild>
</TreeViewFieldsSettings>
</SfTreeView>

@code{
public Query Query = new Query().From("Employees").Select(new List<string> { "EmployeeID", "FirstName" }).Take(5).RequiresCount();
public Query SubQuery = new Query().From("Orders").Select(new List<string> { "OrderID", "EmployeeID", "ShipName" }).Take(5).RequiresCount();
public class TreeData
{
    public int? EmployeeID { get; set; }
    public int OrderID { get; set; }
    public string ShipName { get; set; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
}
}

Output be like the below.

TreeView Sample

Entity Framework

You need to follow the following steps to consume data from the Entity Framework in the TreeView component.

Create DBContext class

The first step is to create a DBContext class called OrganizationContext to connect to the Microsoft SQL Server database.

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using SQLTreeView.Shared.Models;
using SQLTreeView.Data;

namespace SQLTreeView.Shared.DataAccess
{
public class OrganizationContext : DbContext
{
    public virtual DbSet<OrganizationDetails> Organization { get; set; }

    protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
    {
        if (!optionsBuilder.IsConfigured)
        {
            // To make the sample runnable, replace your local file path of the MDF file here
            optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer(@"Data Source=(LocalDB)\MSSQLLocalDB;AttachDbFilename= D:\Blazor\TreeView\SQLTreeView\Shared\App_Data\NORTHWND.MDF';Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30");
        }
    }
}
}

Create data access layer to perform CRUD operation

Now, you need to create a class named OrganizationDataAccessLayer, which act as the data access layer for retrieving the records from the database table. Also, you need to add methods such as AddEmployee, UpdateEmployee, DeleteEmployee in the “OrganizationDataAccessLayer.cs” to handle the insert, update, and remove operations respectively.

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using SQLTreeView.Shared.Models;
using SQLTreeView.Data;
using SQLTreeView.Shared.DataAccess;
namespace SQLTreeView.Shared.DataAccess
{
public class OrganizationDataAccessLayer
{
    OrganizationContext db = new OrganizationContext();
    List<OrganizationDetails> EmployeeList = new List<OrganizationDetails>();
    // returns the organization data from the data base
    public DbSet<OrganizationDetails> GetAllEmployees()
    {
        try
        {
            return db.Organization;
        }
        catch
        {
            throw;
        }
    }

    // Adds the new entry to the data base
    public void AddEmployee(OrganizationDetails Employee)
    {
        try
        {
            db.Organization.Add(Employee);
            OrganizationDetails ParentDetails = db.Organization.Find(Employee.ParentId);
            if (ParentDetails != null)
            {
                ParentDetails.HasTeam = true;
            }
            db.SaveChanges();
        }
        catch
        {
            throw;
        }
    }

    // Update the existing data in the data base
    public void UpdateEmployee(OrganizationDetails Employee)
    {
        try
        {
            db.Entry(Employee).State = EntityState.Modified;
            db.SaveChanges();
        }
        catch
        {
            throw;
        }
    }

    // To delete an entry from the data base
    public void DeleteEmployee(int id)
    {
        try
        {
            OrganizationDetails Employee = db.Organization.Find(id);
            db.Organization.Remove(Employee);
            DeleteChildEmployee(id);
            db.Organization.RemoveRange(EmployeeList);
            db.SaveChanges();
        }
        catch
        {
            throw;
        }
    }

    // To delete the nested child from the data base
    public void DeleteChildEmployee(int id)
    {
        try
        {
            var data = GetAllEmployees().ToList();
            for (int i = 0; i < data.Count(); i++)
            {
                if (data[i].ParentId == id && EmployeeList.Contains(data[i]) == false)
                {
                    EmployeeList.Add(data[i]);
                    if (data[i].HasTeam == true)
                    {
                        DeleteChildEmployee(data[i].Id);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch
        {
            throw;
        }
    }
}
}

Creating Web API Controller

A Web API Controller should be created which allows the TreeView directly to consume data from the Entity framework. Also, you must create a new Post, Put, Delete method in the web API controller which will perform the CRUD operations and returns the appropriate resultant data. The ‘SfDataManager’ will make requests to this action based on the route name.

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
using SQLTreeView.Data;
using SQLTreeView.Shared.DataAccess;
using SQLTreeView.Shared.Models;


namespace WebApplication1.Server.Controllers
{
[Route("api/[controller]")]
[ApiController]
public class DefaultController : ControllerBase
{
    OrganizationDataAccessLayer db = new OrganizationDataAccessLayer();
    [HttpGet]
    public object Get()
    {
        // Get the DataSource from Database
        var data = db.GetAllEmployees().ToList();
        var queryString = Request.Query;
        if (queryString.Keys.Contains("$filter"))
        {
            StringValues Skip;
            StringValues Take;
            int skip = (queryString.TryGetValue("$skip", out Skip)) ? Convert.ToInt32(Skip[0]) : 0;
            int top = (queryString.TryGetValue("$top", out Take)) ? Convert.ToInt32(Take[0]) : data.Count();
            string filter = string.Join("", queryString["$filter"].ToString().Split(' ').Skip(2)); // get filter from querystring
            data = data.Where(d => d.ParentId.ToString() == filter).ToList();
            return data.Skip(skip).Take(top);
        }
        else
        {
            data = data.Where(d => d.ParentId == null).ToList();
            return data;
        }
    }

    [HttpGet("{id}")]
    public object GetIndex(string id)
    {
        // Get the DataSource from Database
        var data = db.GetAllEmployees().ToList();
        int index;
        var count = data.Count;
        if (count > 0)
        {
            index = (data[data.Count - 1].Id);
        } else
        {
            index = 0;
        }
        return index;
    }
    [HttpPost]
    public void Post([FromBody]OrganizationDetails employee)
    {
        db.AddEmployee(employee);
    }
    [HttpPut]
    public object Put([FromBody]OrganizationDetails employee)
    {
        db.UpdateEmployee(employee);
        return employee;
    }
    [HttpDelete("{id}")]
    public void Delete(int id)
    {
        db.DeleteEmployee(id);
    }
}
}

Configure Blazor TreeView component using Web API adaptor

Now, you can configure the Blazor TreeView using the ‘SfDataManager’ to interact with the created Web API and consume the data appropriately. To interact with web API, you need to use web Api adaptor.

Note: We have performed the CRUD operation in the TreeView component using the context menu.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Data
@using Newtonsoft.Json;
@inject HttpClient Http

<div id="treeview">
<SfTreeView @ref="tree" TValue="Employee">
    <TreeViewFieldsSettings TValue="Employee" Id="Id" Text="Name" ParentID="ParentId" HasChildren="HasTeam" Expanded="IsExpanded">
        <SfDataManager Url="api/Default" Adaptor="Adaptors.WebApiAdaptor" CrossDomain="true"></SfDataManager>
    </TreeViewFieldsSettings>
    <TreeViewEvents TValue="Employee" NodeClicked="nodeClicked"></TreeViewEvents>
    <SfContextMenu TValue="MenuItem" @ref="menu" Target="#treeview" Items="@MenuItems">
        <ContextMenuEvents TValue="MenuItem" ItemSelected="MenuSelect"></ContextMenuEvents>
    </SfContextMenu>
</SfTreeView>
</div>

@code{

SfTreeView<Employee> tree;

SfContextMenu<MenuItem> menu;

string selectedId;
int index;

// Datasource for menu items
public List<MenuItem> MenuItems = new List<MenuItem>{
    new MenuItem  { Text = "Edit" },
    new MenuItem  { Text = "Remove" },
    new MenuItem  { Text = "Add" }
};

public class Employee
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public int? ParentId { get; set; }

    public bool? HasTeam { get; set; }

    public bool? IsExpanded { get; set; }

    public string Name { get; set; }
}


protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
{
    // To get the last item index from the db
    var count = await Http.GetJsonAsync<int>("api/Default/index");
    this.index = count + 1;
}

// Triggers when TreeView node is clicked
public async void nodeClicked(NodeClickEventArgs args)
{
    this.selectedId = null;
    string eventString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(args.Event);
    Dictionary<string, dynamic> eventParameters = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, dynamic>>(eventString);
    if ((eventParameters["which"]).ToString() == "3")
    {
        // To get the selected node id upon context menu click
        this.selectedId = (await args.Node.GetAttribute("data-uid")).ToString();
    }
}

// To add a new node
void AddNodes()
{
    List<Employee> TreeData = new List<Employee>();
    TreeData.Add(new Employee
    {
        Id = this.index,
        Name = "New Entry",
        ParentId = Int32.Parse(this.selectedId)

    });
    this.tree.AddNodes(TreeData, this.selectedId);
    this.index = this.index + 1;
}

// To delete a tree node
void RemoveNodes()
{
    string[] removeNode = new string[] { this.selectedId };
    this.tree.RemoveNodes(removeNode);
}

// To edit a tree node
async void RenameNodes()
{
    tree.BeginEdit(this.selectedId);
}

// Triggers when context menu is selected
public void MenuSelect(MenuEventArgs<MenuItem> args)
{
    string selectedText = args.Item.Text;
    if (selectedText == "Edit")
    {
        this.RenameNodes();
    }
    else if (selectedText == "Remove")
    {
        this.RemoveNodes();
    }
    else if (selectedText == "Add")
    {
        this.AddNodes();
    }
    this.selectedId = null;
}
}

You can find the fully working sample here.

Contents

Local data
Hierarchical data
Self-referential data
Remote data
Entity Framework
Create DBContext class
Create data access layer to perform CRUD operation
Creating Web API Controller
Configure Blazor TreeView component using Web API adaptor

Contents

Local data
Hierarchical data
Self-referential data
Remote data
Entity Framework
Create DBContext class
Create data access layer to perform CRUD operation
Creating Web API Controller
Configure Blazor TreeView component using Web API adaptor

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