Blazor Grid – Bind to SQL

Setup The Blazor Software

Observe the Getting Began
information to arrange your Blazor Software with Sensible UI.

Create SQL Knowledge

The next steps element the way to create a SQL Database in Visible Studio 2019 and fill it with information.
If you have already got SQL Knowledge, proceed to Join Blazor to SQL Knowledge.

1. To create a desk, first it’s essential create a database to your software. Navigate to View -> SQL Server Object Explorer
2. Contained in the localdb -> Databases listing, create a brand new SQL database by right-clicking on the Databases folder.
   For the aim of the Demo, we’ll create individuals.db
   
3. To create a desk, right-click on the database and choose New Question…. Then paste the next SQL code to create a desk of our purchasers:

   CREATE TABLE [dbo].[peopleTable] (
     [Id]      INT        NOT NULL,
     [Name]    NCHAR (50) NULL,
     [Balance] FLOAT (50) NULL,
     [City]    NCHAR (50) NULL,
     [Country] NCHAR (50) NULL,
     PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([Id] ASC)
   );
   
   INSERT INTO [dbo].[peopleTable] ([Id], [Name], [Balance], [City], [Country]) VALUES (1, N'Maria Anders', 130.0000, N'Berlin', N'Germany')
   INSERT INTO [dbo].[peopleTable] ([Id], [Name], [Balance], [City], [Country]) VALUES (2, N'Ana Trujillo', 230.0000, N'Mxico D.F.', N'Mexico')
   INSERT INTO [dbo].[peopleTable] ([Id], [Name], [Balance], [City], [Country]) VALUES (3, N'Antonio Moreno', 3500.0000, N'Mxico D.F.', N'Mexico')
   INSERT INTO [dbo].[peopleTable] ([Id], [Name], [Balance], [City], [Country]) VALUES (4, N'Thomas Hardy', 55.0000, N'London', N'UK')
   INSERT INTO [dbo].[peopleTable] ([Id], [Name], [Balance], [City], [Country]) VALUES (5, N'Christina Berglund', 1500.0000, N'Lule', N'Sweden')
   INSERT INTO [dbo].[peopleTable] ([Id], [Name], [Balance], [City], [Country]) VALUES (6, N'Hanna Moos', 650.0000, N'Mannheim', N'Germany')
   INSERT INTO [dbo].[peopleTable] ([Id], [Name], [Balance], [City], [Country]) VALUES (7, N'Frdrique Citeaux', 50.0000, N'Strasbourg', N'France')
   INSERT INTO [dbo].[peopleTable] ([Id], [Name], [Balance], [City], [Country]) VALUES (8, N'Martn Sommer', 0.0000, N'Madrid', N'Spain')

   
   

Join Blazor to SQL Knowledge

The next steps element the way to join your SQL Knowledge to the Blazor Software.
In case your information is already linked, proceed to Bind Grid to SQL Knowledge

1. Contained in the Answer Explorer, right-click in your Answer and add a brand new undertaking of kind Class Library and name it DataAccessLibrary
   
   
2. Utilizing the Visible Studio NuGet Package deal Supervisor, add the next dependacnies to DataAccessLibrary:

   • Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions
   • System.Knowledge.SqlClient
   • Dapper

   
   

3. Inside DataAcessLibrary, create a brand new folder “Fashions”, then create a brand new new merchandise of kind Class referred to as PersonModel.cs
   
   That is the place we’ll outline the properties of every particular person Particular person from our SQL desk:

   utilizing System;
   utilizing System.Collections.Generic;
   utilizing System.Textual content;
   
   namespace DataAccessLibrary.Fashions
   {
       public class PersonModel
       {
           public int Id { get; set; }
           public string Identify { get; set; }
           public decimal Stability { get; set; }
           public string Metropolis { get; set; }
           public string Nation { get; set; }
       }
   }

   
   

4. Inside DataAcessLibrary, create a brand new new merchandise of kind Class referred to as SqlDataAccess.cs
   
   That is the place we’ll create the LoadData operate:

   utilizing Dapper;
   utilizing Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
   utilizing System;
   utilizing System.Collections.Generic;
   utilizing System.Knowledge;
   utilizing System.Knowledge.SqlClient;
   utilizing System.Linq;
   utilizing System.Textual content;
   utilizing System.Threading.Duties;
   
   namespace DataAccessLibrary
   {
       public class SqlDataAccess
       {
           personal readonly IConfiguration _config;
   
           public string ConnectionStringName { get; set; } = "Default";
   
           public SqlDataAccess(IConfiguration config)
           {
               _config = config;
           }
   
           public async Process<Checklist<T>> LoadData<T, U>(string sql, U parameters)
           {
               string connectionString = _config.GetConnectionString(ConnectionStringName);
   
               utilizing (IDbConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
               {
                   var information = await connection.QueryAsync<T>(sql, parameters);
   
                   return information.ToList();
               }
           }
       }
   }

   
   Choose the SqlDataAccess class and create an Interface by navigating to Fast Actions & Refactoring -> Extract Interface -> OK
   
   

5. Inside DataAcessLibrary, create a brand new new merchandise of kind Class referred to as PeopleData.cs
   
   Right here we’ll create the GetPeople technique, which executes a sql question and returns an array, the place every merchandise is a Particular person object:

   utilizing DataAccessLibrary.Fashions;
   utilizing System;
   utilizing System.Collections.Generic;
   utilizing System.Textual content;
   utilizing System.Threading.Duties;
   
   namespace DataAccessLibrary
   {
       public class PeopleData
       {
           personal readonly ISqlDataAccess _db;
   
           public PeopleData(ISqlDataAccess db)
           {
               _db = db;
           }
   
           public Process<Checklist<PersonModel>> GetPeople()
           {
               string sql = "choose * from dbo.peopleTable";
   
               return _db.LoadData<PersonModel, dynamic>(sql, new { });
           }
       }
   }

   Then create a brand new interface for PeopleData by following the identical steps as for SqlDataAccess

   
   

6. Lastly, navigate to individuals.db utilizing the SQL Server Object Explorer, right-click and choose properties.
   Then copy the worth of the “Connection string” property

   
   

   Inside your Blazor Software, navigate to appsettings.json and set ConnectionStrings.Default to the copied worth:

   
   

Bind Grid to SQL Knowledge

1. Add the Grid element to the Pages/Index.razor file of your Blazor Software and set the Column you wish to dispplay:

   <Grid DataSource="@individuals" DataSourceSettings="@dataSourceSettings">
     <Columns>
       <Column DataField="Identify" Label="Consumer Identify"></Column>
       <Column DataField="Stability" Label="Acccount Stability"></Column>
       <Column DataField="Metropolis" Label="Metropolis"></Column>
       <Column DataField="Nation" Label="Nation"></Column>
     </Columns>
   </Grid>

2. Inject the SQl database and the Fashions on the high of the web page:

   @web page "https://www.jqwidgets.com/"
   @utilizing Sensible.Blazor
   @utilizing DataAccessLibrary
   @utilizing DataAccessLibrary.Fashions
   
   @inject IPeopleData _db
             

3. 
   Contained in the @code block, invoke GetPeople() when the web page has loaded and set the individuals Array as a DataSource to the Grid. Then specify the DataSourceType inside a GridDataSourceSettings object and set it as a property of the Grid.
   
   Observe that setting the DataType of the Columns shouldn’t be obligatory, however it is strongly recommended when you plan to make use of the Sensible.Grid’s Filtering & Sorting functionalities

   @web page "https://www.jqwidgets.com/"
   @utilizing Sensible.Blazor
   @utilizing DataAccessLibrary
   @utilizing DataAccessLibrary.Fashions
   
   @inject IPeopleData _db
   
   <h2>Shoppers Desk</h2>
   @if (individuals == null)
   {
     <p><em>Loading...</em></p>
   }
   else
   {
     <Grid DataSource="@individuals" DataSourceSettings="@dataSourceSettings">
       <Columns>
         <Column DataField="Identify" Label="Consumer Identify"></Column>
         <Column DataField="Stability" Label="Acccount Stability"></Column>
         <Column DataField="Metropolis" Label="Metropolis"></Column>
         <Column DataField="Nation" Label="Nation"></Column>
       </Columns>
     </Grid>
   }
   @code {
       GridDataSourceSettings dataSourceSettings = new GridDataSourceSettings()
       {
           DataFields = new Checklist<IGridDataSourceSettingsDataField>()
   {
               new GridDataSourceSettingsDataField() { Identify = "Identify", DataType = GridDataSourceSettingsDataFieldDataType.String },
               new GridDataSourceSettingsDataField() { Identify = "Stability", DataType = GridDataSourceSettingsDataFieldDataType.Quantity },
               new GridDataSourceSettingsDataField() { Identify = "Metropolis", DataType = GridDataSourceSettingsDataFieldDataType.String },
               new GridDataSourceSettingsDataField() { Identify = "Nation", DataType = GridDataSourceSettingsDataFieldDataType.String }
           },
           DataSourceType = GridDataSourceSettingsDataSourceType.Array
       };
   
       personal Checklist<PersonModel> individuals;
   
       protected override async Process OnInitializedAsync()
       {
           individuals = await _db.GetPeople();
       }
   }
             

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