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Improve Code Efficiency with Property Hooks

November 21, 2024
JetBrains PhpStorm 2024.3 upgrades PHP development with property hooks, eliminating boilerplate getters and setters, enabling cleaner code.

PhpStorm by JetBrains is a sophisticated Integrated Development Environment (IDE) specifically designed for PHP and web development. It offers a range of features to enhance your coding experience, including syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, on-the-fly error detection, built-in debugging tools, and advanced code refactoring capabilities. It also supports various web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, making it a versatile tool for building complete web applications.

The JetBrains PhpStorm version 2024.3 release introduces property hooks, a transformative feature in modern PHP that eliminates the need for boilerplate getters and setters by enabling get and set hooks directly on properties, including promoted properties. This update streamlines coding workflows with tools like quick-fixes for replacing existing methods, automatic shorthand conversion, and code completion for hook syntax. By ensuring proper usage through syntax checks and offering efficient generation actions, PhpStorm empowers developers to write cleaner code. Ideal for modern PHP projects, this feature enhances productivity, simplifies property management, and supports the latest advancements in the PHP ecosystem.

To see a full list of what's new in version 2024.3, see our release notes.

PhpStorm is licensed per user, and is available as a commercial annual subscription license. We can supply new subscriptions, subscription renewals (including continuity discounts), lapsed renewals, and additional user licenses. See our PhpStorm licensing page for full details.

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Create Dynamic HTML Forms from API Endpoints

November 21, 2024
Infragistics App Builder automates the generation of form structures, eliminating the need for manual coding.

Infragistics App Builder is a cloud-based, WYSIWYG development tool that streamlines enterprise application creation through drag-and-drop functionality. Designed to accelerate development lifecycles, it empowers users to build business apps more quickly with features like pre-built templates, real-time code generation, and instant previews. This low-code approach is ideal for businesses seeking to improve development efficiency and shorten time-to-market for web applications.

The new App Builder release introduces a drag-and-drop Forms Builder, a powerful tool that enables developers to rapidly create complex HTML forms without manual coding. By directly integrating with API endpoints, the Forms Builder automates form structure generation, streamlining development and ensuring seamless data synchronization. It also includes robust error handling and notifications for a user-friendly experience. This feature significantly reduces development time, making it ideal for building data-driven applications, internal tools, and customer-facing interfaces where efficient form creation is crucial. With its intuitive interface and advanced functionality, the Forms Builder empowers developers and teams to focus on business logic rather than repetitive tasks.

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

Infragistics App Builder is licensed per developer as an annual subscription. See our Infragistics App Builder licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Infragistics App Builder product page.

Enhance Data Clarity with Chart Tooltips

November 21, 2024
Engage and inform your audience with advanced tooltip capabilities that offer interactive insights and seamless customization for data exploration.

Chart tooltips provide interactive, on-demand insights by displaying detailed information about specific data points when users hover or click on them. They play a crucial role in improving data clarity, enhancing user engagement, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered chart layout. The benefits of tooltips include simplifying the exploration of complex datasets and offering customizable content, such as values, comparisons, or additional context. For example, tooltips can display product sales figures on a business dashboard or detailed stock breakdowns in financial reports. This functionality makes tooltips an indispensable feature for creating intuitive, data-driven applications that empower users to make informed decisions.

Several Angular chart controls offer tooltip support including:

  • Highcharts Core by Highsoft lets you create dynamic, highly customizable tooltips for interactive charts, enhancing data exploration and clarity.
  • FusionCharts Suite XT enables detailed, responsive tooltips that seamlessly adapt to user interactions, improving insights across diverse chart types.
  • LightningChart JS facilitates real-time tooltips with advanced customization, offering precise data details for high-performance, interactive visualizations.
  • jQWidgets Chart allows you to implement sleek, customizable tooltips, simplifying complex data analysis and improving user engagement in your charts.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Angular chart controls comparison:

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Raise Data Entry Accuracy with Smart Input Masking

November 21, 2024
Transform your data collection processes with advanced masking, streamlining data input and ensuring accurate and consistent data input.

Input masking is a technique used in data editor components to format and restrict user input to specific patterns. By defining a predefined structure with placeholders, input masks guide users to enter data in a consistent and accurate manner. This approach significantly reduces data entry errors, improves data quality, and streamlines data processing. Input masks also enhance user experience by providing clear visual cues and automatically formatting input as it is typed, reducing the cognitive load on the user.

Several Angular data editors offer support for input masking including:

  • DevExtreme Complete Data Editors (part of DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress) lets you implement advanced input masking and data editing to create robust web applications.
  • Wijmo Input and Editors (part of Wijmo by MESCIUS) empowers developers to build high-performance data editors with flexible input masking options.
  • Kendo UI for Angular Data Editors (part of Kendo UI by Telerik) provides comprehensive input masking components, enabling the creation of powerful user interfaces.
  • SmartClient Data Editors (part of SmartClient by Isomorphic Software) facilitates the development of complex data-driven apps, offering a rich set of input masking features.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Angular data editors comparison.

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Blazorise Adds Full .NET 9 Blazor Support

November 20, 2024
The Blazorise 1.7 release fully supports .NET 9, ensuring access to the latest features, enhanced performance, and stronger security.

Blazorise is a versatile component library that empowers developers to build modern and feature-rich web applications using Blazor, a client-side web development framework from Microsoft. It offers a comprehensive collection of user interface components, including buttons, forms, charts, and navigation elements, all built with accessibility and responsiveness in mind.

The Blazorise 1.7 update brings full compatibility with .NET 9, providing software developers with access to the latest features and enhancements in the .NET ecosystem. This integration ensures improved application performance, streamlined workflows, and strengthened security measures, aligning with the latest industry standards. By leveraging .NET 9, developers can build more efficient, scalable, and secure web applications while ensuring long-term compatibility with modern frameworks and tools. This update underscores Blazorise's commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions that enhance developer productivity and project outcomes.

To see a full list of what’s new in version 1.7, see our release notes.

Blazorise is licensed per developer and is runtime royalty free. Licenses include a 1 year subscription for updates and premium support. Professional, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus editions are available, each offering tailored levels of support and service to meet varying business needs. See our Blazorise licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Blazorise product page.