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Getting started with ASP.NET Core HeatMap Chart control

Prerequisites

To get start with ASP.NET Core application, need to ensure the following software to be installed on the machine.

  • Visual Studio 2017
  • DotNet Core 2.0

Setup ASP.NET Core application with Essential JS 2 for ASP.NET Core

The following steps to create ASP.NET Core Application.

Step 1: Create ASP.NET Core Web Application with default template project in Visual Studio 2017.

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Step 2: Once your project created. We need to add Syncfusion EJ2 package into your application by using Nugget Package Manager.

Open the nuGet package manager.

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Install the Syncfusion.EJ2.AspNet.Core package to the application

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After Installation complete this will included in the project. You can refer it from the Project Assembly Reference.

We need to install NewtonSoft.JSON as dependency since it Syncfusion.EJ2 dependent to NewtonSoft.JSON package.

Step 3: Open the _ViewImports.cshtml to import Syncfusion.EJ2 package.

@addTagHelper *, Syncfusion.EJ2

Step 4: Add client side resource through CDN or local package in the layout page _Layout.cshtml.

@* Syncfusion Essential JS 2 Styles *@
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/material.css" />

@* Syncfusion Essential JS 2 Scripts *@
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js"></script>

Step 5: Adding Script Manager in layout page _Layout.cshtml.

<ejs-scripts></ejs-scripts>

Step 6: Add the below code to your Index.cshtml view page which is present under Views/Home folder, to initialize the heatmap.

@using Syncfusion.EJ2.HeatMap;
<ejs-heatmap id="heatmap">
</ejs-heatmap>

Populate heat map with data

This section explains how to populate the following two-dimensional array data to the heat map.

tagHelper
data.cs
<ejs-heatmap id='container' dataSource="ViewBag.dataSource">
</ejs-heatmap>
public ActionResult Data()
{
    ViewBag.dataSource = GetDataSource();
    return View();
}

 private int[,] GetDataSource()
 {
     int[,] data = new int[,]
            {
                {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
                {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
                {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
                {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
                {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
                {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79},
                {56, 69, 21, 86, 3, 33},
                {45, 7, 53, 81, 95, 79},
                {60, 77, 74, 68, 88, 51},
                {25, 25, 10, 12, 78, 14},
                {25, 56, 55, 58, 12, 82},
                {74, 33, 88, 23, 86, 59}
            };
            return data;
 }

Enable axis labels

You can add axis labels to the heat map and format those labels using the xAxis and yAxis properties. Axis labels provide additional information about the data points populated in the heat map.

tagHelper
axis.cs
<ejs-heatmap id='container' dataSource="ViewBag.dataSource">
  <e-heatmap-xaxis labels="ViewBag.xLabels">
  </e-heatmap-xaxis>
  <e-heatmap-yaxis labels="ViewBag.yLabels">
  </e-heatmap-yaxis>
</ejs-heatmap>
public ActionResult Axis()
{
    string[] xlabels = new string[12] { "Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael", "Robert", "Laura", "Anne", "Paul", "Karin", "Mario" };
            ViewBag.xLabels = xlabels;
            string[] yLabels = new string[6] { "Mon", "Tues", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat" };
            ViewBag.yLabels = yLabels;
    ViewBag.dataSource = GetDataSource();
    return View();
}

 private int[,] GetDataSource()
 {
     int[,] data = new int[,]
            {
                {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
                {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
                {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
                {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
                {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
                {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79},
                {56, 69, 21, 86, 3, 33},
                {45, 7, 53, 81, 95, 79},
                {60, 77, 74, 68, 88, 51},
                {25, 25, 10, 12, 78, 14},
                {25, 56, 55, 58, 12, 82},
                {74, 33, 88, 23, 86, 59}
            };
            return data;
 }

Add heat map title

Add a title using the titleSettings property to the heat map to provide quick information to the user about the data populated in the heat map.

tagHelper
title.cs
<ejs-heatmap id='container' dataSource="ViewBag.dataSource">
  <e-heatmap-titlesettings text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)" textStyle="ViewBag.textStyle">
  </e-heatmap-titlesettings>
  <e-heatmap-xaxis labels="ViewBag.xlabels">
  </e-heatmap-xaxis>
  <e-heatmap-yaxis labels="ViewBag.ylabels">
  </e-heatmap-yaxis>
</ejs-heatmap>
public ActionResult Title()
{
    ViewBag.textStyle = new
     {
         size= "15px",
         fontWeight= "500",
         fontStyle= "Normal",
         fontFamily= "Segoe UI"
         };
         string[] xlabels = new string[12] { "Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael", "Robert", "Laura", "Anne", "Paul", "Karin", "Mario" };
         ViewBag.xLabels = xlabels;
         string[] yLabels = new string[6] { "Mon", "Tues", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat" };
         ViewBag.yLabels = yLabels;
        ViewBag.dataSource = GetDataSource();
        return View();
}

 private int[,] GetDataSource()
 {
     int[,] data = new int[,]
            {
                {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
                {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
                {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
                {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
                {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
                {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79},
                {56, 69, 21, 86, 3, 33},
                {45, 7, 53, 81, 95, 79},
                {60, 77, 74, 68, 88, 51},
                {25, 25, 10, 12, 78, 14},
                {25, 56, 55, 58, 12, 82},
                {74, 33, 88, 23, 86, 59}
            };
            return data;
 }

Enable legend

Use a legend for the heat map in the legendSettings object by setting the visible property to true.

tagHelper
legend.cs
<ejs-heatmap id='container' dataSource="ViewBag.dataSource">
  <e-heatmap-titlesettings text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)" textStyle="ViewBag.textStyle">
  </e-heatmap-titlesettings>
  <e-heatmap-xaxis labels="ViewBag.xlabels">
  </e-heatmap-xaxis>
  <e-heatmap-yaxis labels="ViewBag.ylabels">
  </e-heatmap-yaxis>
   <e-heatmap-legendsettings visible="true" position="Right" showLabel="true" height="150">
   </e-heatmap-legendsettings>
</ejs-heatmap>
public ActionResult Legend()
{
    ViewBag.textStyle = new
     {
         size= "15px",
         fontWeight= "500",
         fontStyle= "Normal",
         fontFamily= "Segoe UI"
         };
         string[] xlabels = new string[12] { "Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael", "Robert", "Laura", "Anne", "Paul", "Karin", "Mario" };
         ViewBag.xLabels = xlabels;
         string[] yLabels = new string[6] { "Mon", "Tues", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat" };
         ViewBag.yLabels = yLabels;
        ViewBag.dataSource = GetDataSource();
        return View();
}

 private int[,] GetDataSource()
 {
     int[,] data = new int[,]
            {
                {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
                {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
                {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
                {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
                {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
                {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79},
                {56, 69, 21, 86, 3, 33},
                {45, 7, 53, 81, 95, 79},
                {60, 77, 74, 68, 88, 51},
                {25, 25, 10, 12, 78, 14},
                {25, 56, 55, 58, 12, 82},
                {74, 33, 88, 23, 86, 59}
            };
            return data;
 }

Add data label

Add data labels to improve the readability of the heat map. This can be achieved by setting the showLabel property to true in the cellSettings object.

tagHelper
label.cs
<ejs-heatmap id='container' dataSource="ViewBag.dataSource">
  <e-heatmap-titlesettings text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)" textStyle="ViewBag.textStyle">
  </e-heatmap-titlesettings>
  <e-heatmap-xaxis labels="ViewBag.xLabels">
  </e-heatmap-xaxis>
  <e-heatmap-yaxis labels="ViewBag.yLabels">
  </e-heatmap-yaxis>
  <e-heatmap-cellsettings showLabel="true"></e-heatmap-cellsettings>
   <e-heatmap-legendsettings visible="true" position="Right" showLabel="true" height="150">
   </e-heatmap-legendsettings>
</ejs-heatmap>
public ActionResult Label()
{
    ViewBag.textStyle = new
     {
         size= "15px",
         fontWeight= "500",
         fontStyle= "Normal",
         fontFamily= "Segoe UI"
         };
         string[] xlabels = new string[12] { "Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael", "Robert", "Laura", "Anne", "Paul", "Karin", "Mario" };
         ViewBag.xLabels = xlabels;
         string[] yLabels = new string[6] { "Mon", "Tues", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat" };
         ViewBag.yLabels = yLabels;
        ViewBag.dataSource = GetDataSource();
        return View();
}

 private int[,] GetDataSource()
 {
     int[,] data = new int[,]
            {
                {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
                {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
                {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
                {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
                {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
                {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79},
                {56, 69, 21, 86, 3, 33},
                {45, 7, 53, 81, 95, 79},
                {60, 77, 74, 68, 88, 51},
                {25, 25, 10, 12, 78, 14},
                {25, 56, 55, 58, 12, 82},
                {74, 33, 88, 23, 86, 59}
            };
            return data;
 }

Add custom cell palette

The default palette settings of the heat map cells can be customized by using the paletteSettings property. Using the palette property in paletteSettings object, you can change the color set for the cells. You can change the color mode of the cells to fixed or gradient mode using the type property.

tagHelper
palette.cs
<ejs-heatmap id='container' dataSource="ViewBag.dataSource">
  <e-heatmap-titlesettings text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)" textStyle="ViewBag.textStyle">
  </e-heatmap-titlesettings>
  <e-heatmap-xaxis labels="ViewBag.xLabels">
  </e-heatmap-xaxis>
  <e-heatmap-yaxis labels="ViewBag.yLabels">
  </e-heatmap-yaxis>
  <e-heatmap-palettesettings type="Gradient">
   <e-palettes>
   <e-palette value="0" color="#C06C84"></e-palette>
   <e-palette value="50" color="#6C5B7B"></e-palette>
   <e-palette value="100" color="#355C7D"></e-palette>
   </e-palettes>
   </e-heatmap-palettesettings>
  <e-heatmap-cellsettings showLabel="true"></e-heatmap-cellsettings>
   <e-heatmap-legendsettings visible="true" position="Right" showLabel="true" height="150">
   </e-heatmap-legendsettings>
</ejs-heatmap>
public ActionResult Label()
{
    ViewBag.textStyle = new
     {
         size= "15px",
         fontWeight= "500",
         fontStyle= "Normal",
         fontFamily= "Segoe UI"
         };
         string[] xlabels = new string[12] { "Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael", "Robert", "Laura", "Anne", "Paul", "Karin", "Mario" };
         ViewBag.xLabels = xlabels;
         string[] yLabels = new string[6] { "Mon", "Tues", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat" };
         ViewBag.yLabels = yLabels;
        ViewBag.dataSource = GetDataSource();
        return View();
}

 private int[,] GetDataSource()
 {
     int[,] data = new int[,]
            {
                {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
                {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
                {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
                {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
                {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
                {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79},
                {56, 69, 21, 86, 3, 33},
                {45, 7, 53, 81, 95, 79},
                {60, 77, 74, 68, 88, 51},
                {25, 25, 10, 12, 78, 14},
                {25, 56, 55, 58, 12, 82},
                {74, 33, 88, 23, 86, 59}
            };
            return data;
 }

Enable tooltip

The tooltip is used when you cannot display information by using the data labels due to space constraints. You can enable the tooltip by setting the showTooltip property to true.

tagHelper
tooltip.cs
<ejs-heatmap id='container' dataSource="ViewBag.dataSource" showTooltip="true">
  <e-heatmap-titlesettings text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)" textStyle="ViewBag.textStyle">
  </e-heatmap-titlesettings>
  <e-heatmap-xaxis labels="ViewBag.xlabels">
  </e-heatmap-xaxis>
  <e-heatmap-yaxis labels="ViewBag.ylabels">
  </e-heatmap-yaxis>
  <e-heatmap-palettesettings type="Gradient">
   <e-palettes>
   <e-palette value="0" color="#C06C84"></e-palette>
   <e-palette value="50" color="#6C5B7B"></e-palette>
   <e-palette value="100" color="#355C7D"></e-palette>
   </e-palettes>
   </e-heatmap-palettesettings>
  <e-heatmap-cellsettings showLabel="true"></e-heatmap-cellsettings>
   <e-heatmap-legendsettings visible="true" position="Right" showLabel="true" height="150">
   </e-heatmap-legendsettings>
</ejs-heatmap>
public ActionResult Label()
{
    ViewBag.textStyle = new
     {
         size= "15px",
         fontWeight= "500",
         fontStyle= "Normal",
         fontFamily= "Segoe UI"
         };
         string[] xlabels = new string[12] { "Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael", "Robert", "Laura", "Anne", "Paul", "Karin", "Mario" };
         ViewBag.xLabels = xlabels;
         string[] yLabels = new string[6] { "Mon", "Tues", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat" };
         ViewBag.yLabels = yLabels;
        ViewBag.dataSource = GetDataSource();
        return View();
}

 private int[,] GetDataSource()
 {
     int[,] data = new int[,]
            {
                {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
                {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
                {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
                {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
                {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
                {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79},
                {56, 69, 21, 86, 3, 33},
                {45, 7, 53, 81, 95, 79},
                {60, 77, 74, 68, 88, 51},
                {25, 25, 10, 12, 78, 14},
                {25, 56, 55, 58, 12, 82},
                {74, 33, 88, 23, 86, 59}
            };
            return data;
 }
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