ASP.NET Core 7 News

Improve User Experience with Polished Grid Designs

January 13, 2025
Achieve consistency and scalability while saving development time by leveraging pre-designed, customizable built-in grid themes.

Built-in grid themes are pre-designed styling frameworks within components, providing developers with an efficient way to create visually consistent and professional grid-based interfaces. These themes streamline development by eliminating the need for custom grid designs, ensuring responsiveness across devices, and incorporating accessibility features such as proper color contrast and keyboard navigation. Built-in grid themes enhance the usability and scalability of data-intensive applications, making them ideal for business dashboards, analytics tools, and e-commerce platforms where clean, structured, and polished grid visuals are essential. By leveraging these themes, developers can prioritize functionality while delivering an intuitive, engaging, and inclusive grid experience.

Several ASP.NET Core grid components offer built in theme support including:

  • DevExpress ASP.NET Core Data Grid (part of DevExpress ASP.NET and Blazor) lets you apply customizable built-in themes for a professional, responsive user interface.
  • Syncfusion ASP.NET Core DataGrid (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) enables seamless integration of pre-designed themes, ensuring scalability and accessibility.
  • Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Grid (part of Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core) provides built-in themes for intuitive styling, responsive layouts, and polished, accessible user experiences.
  • Wisej.NET DataGridView (part of Wisej.NET) facilitates effortless use of built-in themes, delivering cohesive designs and adaptable grid styling for modern applications.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our ASP.NET Core grid controls comparison.

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Let Users Scroll Directly to Key Data Points in a Grid

January 10, 2025
Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core 2024 Q4 introduces scroll-to-item functionality, streamlining navigation in large data sets for faster, focused interactions.

Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core is a robust library of over 110 UI components designed for modern web applications. It offers high performance, scalability, and extensive customization to meet diverse requirements in data handling, UX, design, and accessibility. Key components like the Grid, Scheduler, Chart, and Editor enable intuitive data visualization and manipulation, making it ideal for applications ranging from interactive dashboards to complex enterprise solutions. With Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core, developers can create feature-rich, professional-grade applications with ease.

The Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core 2024 Q4 update introduces the "Scroll to Item" method, a powerful feature designed to streamline navigation within data-intensive grids. This method allows developers to programmatically direct users to specific rows based on their unique identifiers, enhancing usability and reducing the need for manual scrolling. It supports both standard and virtual scrolling scenarios, ensuring seamless performance even when the targeted row is not initially loaded by invoking a callback function to handle data retrieval. By simplifying access to critical data points, the "Scroll to Item" method improves the efficiency of user workflows, making it an essential tool for building intuitive, data-driven applications.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 Q4, see our release notes.

Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core is licensed per user and is available as an annual license with a one year support subscription, which is available in three tiers: Lite, Priority or Ultimate. See our Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core licensing page for full details.

Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core is available individually or as part of the following products:

Design Web Interfaces with Enhanced Visual Styling

December 17, 2024
Syncfusion Essential Studio ASP.NET Core 2024 Volume 4 adds support for Tailwind CSS 3.4, offering improved themes for modern web development.

Syncfusion Essential Studio ASP.NET Core (available as part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) empowers developers with a comprehensive suite of over 80 enterprise-grade UI components specifically designed for building modern and highly functional web applications. Leveraging the latest advancements in ASP.NET Core, it offers exceptional performance and scalability, streamlining development by eliminating the need for extensive custom coding. From data visualization tools like interactive charts and grids to sophisticated navigation elements and responsive layouts, Essential Studio equips developers with the building blocks to create rich user experiences, improve application efficiency, and accelerate time-to-market.

The Syncfusion Essential Studio ASP.NET Core 2024 Volume 4 update introduces Tailwind CSS 3.4 support, enabling developers to leverage the latest utilities, enhanced theme customization, and optimized performance. This integration simplifies the process of styling web applications by offering a utility-first approach with more flexible and responsive design options. The improved theming capabilities allow for easier adaptation of custom designs, while the performance enhancements help reduce CSS bloat and improve load times. This support enhances the overall developer experience, streamlining workflows and enabling the creation of modern, high-performance web applications.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 Volume 4, see our release notes.

Syncfusion Essential Studio ASP.NET Core is available as part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise which is licensed per developer starting with a Team License of up to five developers. It is available as a 12 Month Timed Subscription License which includes support and maintenance. See our Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our Syncfusion Essential Studio ASP.NET Core product page.

Leverage Object-Oriented Data Sources in Reports

December 17, 2024
.NET report controls with IEnumerable data connectivity allow dynamically binding in-memory collections or runtime-generated data to reports.

IEnumerable data connectivity allows for easy binding of reports to in-memory collections or objects that implement the IEnumerable interface, such as lists and arrays. This technique makes use of LINQ-compatible data structures, allowing developers to dynamically populate reports with data from a variety of sources, including APIs, business logic, and complicated data transformations, without relying on traditional databases. This provides increased flexibility in data provisioning, easier integration with object-oriented application architectures, and the ability to manage data from runtime-generated collections, all of which improve the adaptability and maintainability of reporting systems.

Several .NET reporting components offer IEnumerable data connectivity including:

  • DevExpress Reports (Multi-Platform) lets you bind IEnumerable data sources seamlessly, offering flexibility for cross-platform reporting with dynamic data handling.
  • ActiveReports.NET by MESCIUS facilitates IEnumerable connectivity for lightweight, in-memory data reporting, supporting complex business logic and non-database scenarios.
  • Telerik Reporting enables direct binding to IEnumerable collections, simplifying integration of runtime data into professional reports for .NET applications.
  • List & Label Enterprise Reporting Edition by combit lets you use IEnumerable sources for custom data-driven reporting, emphasizing scalability and real-time data updates.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.Net supports IEnumerable binding to streamline reporting from dynamic data collections, enhancing adaptability for diverse .NET applications.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET reporting controls.

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Streamline Report Design with XML Tree Navigation

October 24, 2024
ActiveReports.NET v18.2 makes it easy to navigate and interpret complex XML data with an intuitive tree structure, boosting productivity.

ActiveReports.NET from MESCIUS, is a comprehensive reporting solution for developers building applications in .NET. It empowers you to design and deliver visually appealing reports through user-friendly designers and a wide range of controls. ActiveReports simplifies report creation and distribution with a versatile API, rich data source connectivity, and support for multiple export formats. This translates to increased developer productivity and improved end-user experience with powerful reporting functionalities within your .NET applications.

The ActiveReports.NET v18.2 update enhances the XML Data Display in the Web Designer by introducing a tree structure for data fields, making it significantly easier to navigate and understand complex XML data. This intuitive format allows developers to quickly explore hierarchical data structures, streamlining the data binding process and reducing the effort required to interpret XML data. As a result, developers can focus more on designing reports efficiently rather than spending time deciphering the data itself, leading to a more productive and user-friendly report development experience.

To see a full list of what's new in 18.2, see our release notes.

ActiveReports.NET is licensed per developer and is available with or without a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our ActiveReports.NET licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our ActiveReports.NET product page.