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Improve Input Quality with Data Validation

May 31, 2024
Grid controls with validation support ensure that data is accurate, reducing the risk of errors or inconsistencies, and improving user experience.

Data validation ensures the accuracy and integrity of information entered by users. It involves implementing rules to verify data against specific criteria, such as data type, format, or range. This helps prevent errors during data entry, improves data consistency, and safeguards against invalid information skewing analysis or downstream processes. Data validation is crucial in various scenarios, including managing financial records, maintaining customer databases, and ensuring data quality for scientific research.

Several Blazor grid controls offer data validation support including:

  • DevExpress Blazor Data Grid (part of DevExpress ASP.NET and Blazor) empowers you to define custom validation rules for individual cells or entire columns.
  • Telerik UI for Blazor Grid (part of Telerik UI for Blazor) ensures data integrity through built-in editors with real-time validation feedback.
  • FlexGrid for Blazor (part of ComponentOne Studio Blazor Edition by MESCIUS) offers a comprehensive validation API for enforcing data type and format restrictions.
  • Syncfusion Blazor DataGrid (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) facilitates data accuracy with customizable validation rules and inline error messages.

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

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Simplify Data Exploration to Focus on Key Trends

May 31, 2024
Blazor UI suites with pivot grid controls empower users to explore and summarize large datasets, uncovering key metrics and hidden trends.

A pivot grid is a powerful data analysis tool that allows you to dynamically summarize and reorganize large datasets. By dragging and dropping fields, you can quickly create a new table that groups and calculates values based on different categories, revealing trends and patterns within your data. This interactive functionality makes pivot grids ideal for gaining insights and informing data-driven decisions. Common use cases include financial analysis, marketing campaign evaluation, and sales performance exploration.

Several Blazor UI suites feature a pivot grid control including:

  • DevExpress ASP.NET and Blazor lets you create interactive pivot grids for Blazor applications, enabling users to analyze data from multiple dimensions.
  • Telerik UI for Blazor enables you to build feature-rich Blazor pivot grids with advanced data analysis capabilities, allowing for in-depth exploration of your data.
  • Infragistics Ignite UI empowers you to deliver Blazor applications with efficient and customizable pivot grids, providing users with a tailored data exploration experience.
  • Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise allows you to easily integrate Blazor pivot grids with various data sources and perform complex aggregations.

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

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Add Material Design 3 to Your .NET MAUI App

May 31, 2024
Create visually captivating user interfaces using DevExpress .NET MAUI's 10 built-in Material Design 3 themes, available in both dark and light variants.

DevExpress .NET MAUI is a UI component library specifically designed to enhance the development of native mobile applications for iOS and Android using .NET MAUI and C#. It offers a rich set of pre-built controls like data grids, charts, schedulers, and various data editors, allowing developers to focus on application logic and deliver feature-rich mobile experiences with a faster development cycle.

In this blog post, DevExpress technical writer Anthony Sameishchev shows you how to use DevExpress .NET MAUI to implement Material Design 3 themes in your mobile applications. Detailed sample code is included, demonstrating how to:

  • Access the Material Design 3 Palette, with support for both dark and light application appearance.
  • Use Predefined Material Design Styles, such as Accent, Filled, Outlined, and Text.

Material Design 3 principles help you deliver mobile solutions with a consistent and modern appearance. The 10 built-in Material Design 3 color themes included in DevExpress .NET MAUI enable you to easily support  these themes in applications using DevExpress or standard MAUI controls.

Read the complete blog and learn how to create stunning UIs with balanced colors and enhanced usability.

DevExpress .NET MAUI is included as part of DevExpress Universal which is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our DevExpress Universal licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our DevExpress .NET MAUI product page.

Allow Users to Visually Navigate Dates

May 28, 2024
Calendar data entry components provide an easy way for users to accurately choose dates within your .NET 8 WPF application.

Calendar data entry components provide a familiar interface that allows users to visually navigate through days, months, and years, making it easier to find specific dates. They can also support features like multi-date selection or blackout dates for unavailable options. This functionality improves data entry accuracy and reduces the need for manual code to manage date operations, streamlining development workflows and potentially reducing errors.

Many .NET 8 WPF data editor collections contain calendar functionality including:

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET 8 WPF Data Editors.

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Reveal Hidden Relationships in Categorical Data

May 28, 2024
Use cross-tabs in reports to identify patterns and trends that might be missed in raw data or basic summaries.

Cross tabs, also known as crosstabulations or contingency tables, are a data visualization technique used in reporting to reveal relationships between two or more categorical variables. By organizing data in a grid with categories on rows and columns, Cross tabs allow users to quickly spot patterns that might not be obvious in standard report formats. This is particularly useful for tasks like understanding user demographics or segmenting customer behavior.

Several .NET WPF Reporting Controls offer cross tabs including:

  • DevExpress Reporting empowers you to design visually stunning reports with cross-tabs for in-depth data analysis.
  • ComponentOne FlexReport WPF (part of ComponentOne WPF Edition by MESCIUS) offers a WPF-based reporting toolset featuring cross-tabs for interactive data exploration.
  • Telerik Reporting facilitates the creation of feature-rich reports with cross-tabs to uncover data patterns and trends.
  • List & Label Professional Reporting Edition by combit allows you to generate reports with cross-tabs for clear and concise data presentation.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET WPF Reporting Controls.

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