.NET 7 Blazor News

Create Drill Through Reports in a C# .NET Application

March 25, 2025
Build interactive drill through reports using ActiveReports.NET by passing parameters and setting up navigation actions.

ActiveReports.NET helps you deliver beautiful reports with intuitive Visual Studio integrated report designers and rich controls. It provides code-based cross-platform reporting, easy-to-use designers, and a flexible API, enabling you to design and deliver powerful reports with intuitive, reliable, and user-friendly report designers and controls.

In this blog post, MESCIUS Product Manager Alec Gall shows you how to use ActiveReports to drill through from one report to another in your .NET application. Steps include:

  • Defining Parameters for Drill-Through Reports in ActiveReports
  • Creating Dynamic Report Titles and Data Filtering with Parameters
  • Adding Interactive Drill-Through Actions to Images

Detailed source code is completed and there is even a video that you can watch as you go through the steps.

Read the complete blog and begin providing a seamless way to navigate between related datasets in your .NET applications.

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.

Enable Seamless Document Processing on Linux

March 13, 2025
TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET 33.0 allows the integration of document editing, viewing, and processing into Linux apps.

TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET is a server-side component that equips your web applications with a powerful, Microsoft Word-compatible document editor. This allows you to develop applications that generate and edit various document formats (RTF, DOCX, PDF, etc.) on the fly, using data from databases or files. It also boasts features like PDF generation and a browser-based editor with a familiar MS Word-inspired interface, ultimately enhancing the document processing capabilities of your ASP.NET web applications.

The TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET 33.0 release introduces powerful and flexible document processing capabilities for Linux, allowing developers to seamlessly integrate advanced editing, viewing, and processing features into their applications. With a focus on cross-platform compatibility, the software has been carefully optimized to deliver high-quality rendering, robust performance, and a smooth user experience on Linux systems. This new capability ensures a consistent and reliable workflow, making it easier than ever to build sophisticated, document-driven applications across diverse operating environments.

For a full list of changes in TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET 33.0, see our release notes.

TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. Run time licenses are required for the deployment to production servers. See our TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET product page.

Speed Up User Interactions in Blazor Apps

March 3, 2025
Telerik UI for Blazor 2025 Q1 adds a Floating Action Button for quick, customizable access to key actions, improving navigation and efficiency.

Telerik UI for Blazor is a comprehensive UI library that provides over 110 native and customizable Blazor components for building modern and feature-rich web applications. This professional-grade solution offers a complete set of components to satisfy all user interface requirements, saving time and effort in UI design.

The Telerik UI for Blazor 2025 Q1 update introduces the Floating Action Button (FAB), a configurable UI component designed to enhance user interactions by providing quick access to primary actions. It remains visible above page content, ensuring that essential functionality is always within reach, even while scrolling. Developers can customize its position, appearance, and behavior to align with application requirements, including support for icons and event handling. By integrating this component, applications can improve usability, streamline workflows, and deliver a modern, efficient user experience.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025 Q1 (v8.0.0), see our release notes.

Telerik UI for Blazor is licensed per developer and has two licensing models: an annual Subscription License and a Perpetual License. The Subscription license provides access to the latest product updates, technical support, and exclusive benefits for a flat annual fee, and must be renewed to continue using the software. The Perpetual license is a one-time purchase granting access to the current released version and includes a one-year subscription for product updates and technical support. After this initial period, users can choose to renew the subscription element to continue receiving updates and support; otherwise, they may continue using the installed version available during their active subscription term but will forgo future updates and support. See our Telerik UI for Blazor licensing page for full details.

Telerik UI for Blazor is available individually or as part of the following products:

Streamline Data Management with Powerful Grids

February 27, 2025
Effortlessly organize and navigate complex datasets using advanced data grids designed for modern Blazor web applications.

Data grids are essential components in modern user interface (UI) suites, enabling developers to display, manage, and manipulate large sets of data efficiently. They provide features such as sorting, filtering, grouping, and pagination, which enhance the user experience and improve data navigation. Advanced data grids also support customizable templates, responsive layouts, and integration with various data sources, making them highly versatile for enterprise-level applications.

Several Blazor UI suites offer data grid components including:

  • DevExpress ASP.NET and Blazor offers high-performance data grids with master-detail layouts, virtual scrolling, and advanced data shaping capabilities.
  • ComponentOne Studio Blazor Edition by MESCIUS includes a flexible data grid with dynamic data binding, hierarchical display, and built-in Excel export functionality.
  • Telerik UI for Blazor features a comprehensive data grid that supports column resizing, reordering, and extensive editing features, plus integration with other Telerik components.
  • Infragistics Ignite UI provides a powerful grid with fast data processing, real-time updates, and extensive customization options.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Blazor UI suites comparison.

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Accelerate Web Apps with .NET 9 Support

February 24, 2025
Smart UI Blazor components now fully support .NET 9, ensuring faster performance and enhanced stability for modern web applications.

Smart UI by Smart HTML Elements is an enterprise-grade UI library offering pre-built web components for developers in Angular, React, Vue, Blazor, and JavaScript. It boasts over 60 ready-to-use components including grids, charts, schedulers, and editors, all featuring two-way data binding, responsiveness, accessibility, and theming capabilities. This library helps developers rapidly build dynamic and modern web applications with consistent look-and-feel and rich functionalities, accelerating development time and ensuring professional quality.

The Smart UI v21.1.0 release adds full support for Microsoft .NET 9 in all Smart.Blazor components, enhancing compatibility with the latest Blazor features and ecosystem updates. This integration ensures that developers can leverage the most recent advancements in .NET 9, leading to improved performance and stability in their applications.

To see a full list of what's new in v21.1.0, see our release notes.

Smart UI (Smart HTML Elements) is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. It includes distribution to unlimited Web applications, SaaS projects, Intranets and Websites. Team, OEM and Enterprise licensing options are also available. See our Smart UI licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our Smart UI product page.