Syncfusion Essential Studio for Blazor 2020 Volume 1

Preview to production-ready components

The following are now marked as production-ready components for Blazor:

• File Upload
• TimePicker
• AutoComplete
• ComboBox
• Splitter
• Toast
• TreeView
• ListView
• Slider
• ListBox
• Accordion

Kanban (preview)

• The Kanban component is used to visually organize and prioritize your work, and also for workflow transparency. The component is widely used in real-time task scheduling such as for software and product development, project management, and task planning.

Card (Preview)

• A new card has been introduced which provides a flexible and extensible content container with multiple variants and options like header, footer, media, content, and actions.

Progress Bar (Preview)

• A new progress bar control has been introduced. This is used to visualize the changing status of an extended operation such as a download, file transfer, or installation. It also represents the progress with text format as percent.

Accordion

• Add any Blazor component as accordion content dynamically.
• Enable and disable accordion items conditionally.
• Show or hide accordion items conditionally.
• Render template for better performance.

AutoComplete

• Generic data type support for data sources and values.
• Template rendering for better performance.
• Initial component rendering with better performance.

Bullet Chart

• Legend - Allows users to add a legend for targets, actual values, and ranges in bullet charts.

Chart

• Highlight and patterns - Enables users to highlight data points and apply patterns to highlighted and selected points.

Circular Gauge

• Print and export - The rendered circular gauge can be printed or exported to PNG, JPEG, SVG, and PDF formats.
• Range drag - Change the range values of the circular gauge by dragging.
• Start and end width support in needle pointer - Customize the start and end width of the needle pointer.

ComboBox

• Generic data type support for data sources and values.
• Template rendering for better performance.
• Initial component rendering with better performance.

DataManager

• IQueryable - This feature provides IQueryable support to perform data operations and CRUD actions in server-side.
• ExpandoObject and DynamicObject - This feature helps users perform data operations and CRUD actions in ExpandoObject and DynamicObject data types.

Diagram

• Dot pattern support for gridlines - This feature allows users to set the diagram grid pattern to dots in addition to the existing straight-lines grid pattern.
• Preview and drop size for symbol palette shapes - This feature allows users to set the preview size while dragging the symbol palette shape behind the diagram and the drop size while dragging the symbol palette shape over the diagram.

Word Library

• Unlink fields - Word Library now allows replacing a field with its most recent result in the Word document by unlinking the field. When you unlink a field, its current result is converted to text or a graphic and can no longer be updated automatically.
• Word-to-PDF enhancements - Word Library now provides the following features in Word-to-PDF conversions:
  • Adjust table cell size automatically based on its content during PDF conversion.
  • Keep-with-next functionality for paragraphs inside the content control.
  • Position floating items (images, shapes) with horizontal origins relative to characters.
  • Improvements in converting a Word document into a 508-compliant accessible PDF (tagged PDF) document.

Word Processor

• Web layout - Enables users to view documents as they would appear in a browser.
• Toolbar customization - Enables users to customize (add, show, hide, enable, and disable) the existing items in a toolbar.

File Upload

• Users no longer need a server-side API endpoint to handle save and remove actions.
• Template rendering for better performance.
• Initial component rendering with better performance.

File Manager

• IBM Cloud Object Storage - The IBM Cloud Object Storage service provider helps users manage files in the File Manager control.

DataGrid

• Enhancement of row and column virtualization - The row and column virtualization feature has been improved to help users load templates and bind cell and row events without any performance degradation.
• Enhancement of grouping with virtualization - The grouping action in virtualization has now been enhanced by the ability to render group items in collapsed mode. The group items can be viewed by clicking the expand icon in the group caption row. This helps users visualize a large number of grouped data better.
• Enhancement of state maintenance - The state persistence feature allows data to persist in browser local storage. Users can get and set the grid state from any external source apart from browser local storage. Data Grid can also be reset to its initial state using the available public method.

HeatMap Chart

• Multiple rows - Provided multiple rows support for x axis. Now, the excess text will not overlap the text in the next column.
• Trim support - Provided trim support for both the axes (X and Y).
• Print and export - Provided print and export support. HeatMap can be exported in PDF and image formats.

Linear Gauge

• Print and export - The rendered linear gauge can be printed or exported to PNG, JPEG, SVG, and PDF formats.

ListView

• Users can set the TValue for template rendering.
• The query property type “string” has been changed to “Data.Query”.

Maps

• Export tile maps - Support to export the maps rendered from the providers such as OSM, Bing, and Google to the supported formats.
• Toggle panning functionality - Provided an option to enable or disable the panning functionality in Maps.
• Complex data source - Complex data in the data sources can now be parsed and utilized in the Maps control for bubbles, markers, color mapping, and more.

PDF Library

• Substitute font in form fields - Substitute fonts in form fields in existing PDF documents to preserve text properly.
• Import and export XFA form data - Import and export PDF XFA form data in XML format.
• Find extended features in documents - Find out if an existing PDF document has extended features.

Pivot Table

• UI enhancement - The design of the Pivot Table have been enhanced for a more compact view. The cells can also now be differentiated by their background colors. These enhancements have been done for all the themes: Material, Fabric, Bootstrap, Bootstrap v4, and high contrast.
• “Distinct Count” - Aggregation support for string data type - Now the aggregation type “Distinct Count” has support for the string data type along with the existing aggregation type “Count”. The aggregation types can be switched dynamically with a drop-down available in the grouping bar and field list when the field is bound in the value axis.
• Customize the button options in grouping bar and field list - In the grouping bar and field list, users can customize button options: show or hide icons (sort, filter, remove, aggregate), restrict drag of a particular field, restrict drop to a particular axis, etc.
• Show desired aggregation types in the context menu - Instead of displaying all aggregation types, users can add selected aggregation types to the built-in context menu based on their application requirements.
• Drill-through and editing support in pivot chart - Users can view raw items in a separate dialog by clicking on a chart series similar to a pivot table. In addition, users can also edit, add, and remove raw items and display the result in a pivot chart with the help of editing support.
• Authentication option to access OLAP cube - Users can now set credentials in a report to access the OLAP cube connected to the Pivot Table.
• Tooltip template - Users can design their own tooltip with a tooltip template. One can be used for both the Pivot Table and Pivot Chart or each can be set individually.
• Format calculated fields - An option is included in the calculated field dialog to dynamically format the new field. You can also view and edit the format of the existing calculated fields with the option.
• Multiple axes option set by UI - An option is included in the built-in toolbar to display a pivot chart either with a single axis or multiple axes.
• Show desired chart types in its context menu - Instead of displaying all chart types, users can add selected chart types to the built-in context menu based on their application requirements.
• Sort option in member editor - Sorting options such as default, ascending, and descending are included in the member editor to sort its members. It sorts out only the members inside the dialog and not the Pivot Table.
• Edit option in calculated field button - An edit option is included in the button that represents the calculated field in the grouping bar and field list. It opens the calculated field dialog in edit mode so you can make changes.

PowerPoint Library

• Headers and footers - PowerPoint Library now allows creating and editing headers and footers in PowerPoint slides.

Scheduler

• Render more resource rows and choose to hide the whitespace between appointments.
• Use a public method to scroll to a specific resource when there are a large number of resources.
• Set a single appointment to occupy the entire height of a cell.
• Update view-based settings with a public method.

Slider

• Modify ticks with the TicksRendering event.
• Change tooltip content with the OnTooltipChange event.

Tab

• Init –> All the tab content loaded on Tab’s initial rendering.
• On Demand –> The Tab content is loaded when activated.
• Also, provided options to show/hide and enable/disable a tab dynamically.

TimePicker

• Generic data type support for values.
• Improved time zone handling.
• Initial component rendering with better performance.

TreeGrid

• Clipboard - Copy the TreeGrid records with and without headers to the clipboard including four hierarchy copy mode options: parent, child, both, and none.
• Batch editing - Bulk add, edit, and delete records in a single request.

TreeView

• Loading a wide range of nodes with optimal performance at initial rendering.
• Template rendering for better performance.

Visual Studio Extensions

• Template Studio - The Syncfusion Blazor Template Studio provides an easy-to-use project wizard that helps you create Blazor apps using Syncfusion Blazor components.

Excel Library

• Pivot table enhancements - Format and convert pivot table cells with background color, foreground color, borders, fonts, etc. Also create, edit, and convert the following pivot table layouts:
  • Tabular layout
  • Outline layout