Getting Started with ASP.NET Core QueryBuilder Control
6 Dec 202411 minutes to read
This section briefly explains about how to include ASP.NET Core QueryBuilder control in your ASP.NET Core application using Visual Studio.
Prerequisites
System requirements for ASP.NET Core controls
Create ASP.NET Core web application with Razor pages
Install ASP.NET Core package in the application
To add ASP.NET Core controls in the application, open the NuGet package manager in Visual Studio (Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Manage NuGet Packages for Solution), search for Syncfusion.EJ2.AspNet.Core and then install it. Alternatively, you can utilize the following package manager command to achieve the same.
Install-Package Syncfusion.EJ2.AspNet.Core -Version 28.1.33NOTE
Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core controls are available in nuget.org. Refer to NuGet packages topic to learn more about installing NuGet packages in various OS environments. The Syncfusion.EJ2.AspNet.Core NuGet package has dependencies, Newtonsoft.Json for JSON serialization and Syncfusion.Licensing for validating Syncfusion® license key.
Add Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core Tag Helper
Open ~/Pages/_ViewImports.cshtml file and import the Syncfusion.EJ2 TagHelper.
@addTagHelper *, Syncfusion.EJ2Add stylesheet and script resources
Here, the theme and script is referred using CDN inside the <head> of ~/Pages/Shared/_Layout.cshtml file as follows,
<head>
...
<!-- Syncfusion ASP.NET Core controls styles -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/fluent.css" />
<!-- Syncfusion ASP.NET Core controls scripts -->
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/dist/ej2.min.js"></script>
</head>NOTE
Checkout the Themes topic to learn different ways (CDN, NPM package, and CRG) to refer styles in ASP.NET Core application, and to have the expected appearance for Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core controls.
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Checkout the Adding Script Reference topic to learn different approaches for adding script references in your ASP.NET Core application.
Register Syncfusion® Script Manager
Also, register the script manager <ejs-script> at the end of <body> in the ASP.NET Core application as follows.
<body>
...
<!-- Syncfusion ASP.NET Core Script Manager -->
<ejs-scripts></ejs-scripts>
</body>Add ASP.NET Core QueryBuilder control
Now, add the Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core QueryBuilder tag helper in ~/Pages/Index.cshtml page.
@{
...
List<string> values = new List<string> { "Mr.", "Mrs." };
}
<ejs-querybuilder id="querybuilder" width="73%">
<e-querybuilder-columns>
<e-querybuilder-column field="EmployeeID" label="Employee ID" type="number"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="FirstName" label="First Name" type="string"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="TitleOfCourtesy" label="Title Of Courtesy" type="boolean" values="values"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="Title" label="Title" type="string"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="HireDate" label="Hire Date" type="date" format="dd/MM/yyyy"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="Country" label="Country" type="string"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="City" label="City" type="string"></e-querybuilder-column>
</e-querybuilder-columns>
</ejs-querybuilder>Press Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or ⌘+F5 (macOS) to run the app. Then, the Syncfusion® ASP.NET Core QueryBuilder control will be rendered in the default web browser.
Render with rule
The following example shows a basic QueryBuilder component with rule.
@using Syncfusion.EJ2.QueryBuilder
@{
...
List<string> values = new List<string> { "Mr.", "Mrs." };
QueryBuilderRule rule = new QueryBuilderRule()
{
Condition = "and",
Rules = new List<QueryBuilderRule>()
{
new QueryBuilderRule { Label="Employee ID", Field="EmployeeID", Type="number", Operator="equal", Value = 1 },
new QueryBuilderRule { Label="Title", Field="Title", Type="string", Operator="equal", Value = "Sales Manager" }
}
};
var dataSource = EmployeeView.GetAllRecords();
}
<ejs-querybuilder id="querybuilder" width="73%" rule="rule" dataSource="dataSource">
<e-querybuilder-columns>
<e-querybuilder-column field="EmployeeID" label="Employee ID" type="number"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="FirstName" label="First Name" type="string"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="TitleOfCourtesy" label="Title Of Courtesy" type="boolean" values="values"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="Title" label="Title" type="string"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="HireDate" label="Hire Date" type="date" format="dd/MM/yyyy"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="Country" label="Country" type="string"></e-querybuilder-column>
<e-querybuilder-column field="City" label="City" type="string"></e-querybuilder-column>
</e-querybuilder-columns>
</ejs-querybuilder>public class EmployeeView
{
public EmployeeView()
{
}
public EmployeeView(int EmployeeID, string FirstName, string LastName, string Title, DateTime BirthDate, DateTime HireDate, int ReportsTo, string Address, string PostalCode, string Phone, string City, string Country)
{
this.EmployeeID = EmployeeID;
this.FirstName = FirstName;
this.LastName = LastName;
this.Title = Title;
this.BirthDate = BirthDate;
this.HireDate = HireDate;
this.ReportsTo = ReportsTo;
this.Address = Address;
this.PostalCode = PostalCode;
this.Phone = Phone;
this.City = City;
this.Country = Country;
}
public int EmployeeID { get; set; }
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public DateTime BirthDate { get; set; }
public DateTime HireDate { get; set; }
public int ReportsTo { get; set; }
public string Address { get; set; }
public string PostalCode { get; set; }
public string Phone { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
public string Country { get; set; }
public static List<EmployeeView> GetAllRecords()
{
List<EmployeeView> Emp = new List<EmployeeView>();
Emp.Add(new EmployeeView(1, "Nancy", "Davolio", "Sales Representative", new DateTime(1948, 12, 08), new DateTime(1992, 05, 01), 2, "507 - 20th Ave. E.Apt. 2A ", " 98122", "(206) 555-9857 ", "Seattle ", "USA"));
Emp.Add(new EmployeeView(2, "Andrew", "Fuller", "Vice President, Sales", new DateTime(1952, 02, 19), new DateTime(1992, 08, 14), 4, "908 W. Capital Way", "98401 ", "(206) 555-9482 ", "Kirkland ", "USA"));
Emp.Add(new EmployeeView(3, "Janet", "Leverling", "Sales Representative", new DateTime(1963, 08, 30), new DateTime(1992, 04, 01), 3, " 4110 Old Redmond Rd.", "98052 ", "(206) 555-8122", "Redmond ", "USA "));
Emp.Add(new EmployeeView(4, "Margaret", "Peacock", "Sales Representative", new DateTime(1937, 09, 19), new DateTime(1993, 05, 03), 6, "14 Garrett Hill ", "SW1 8JR ", "(71) 555-4848 ", "London ", "UK "));
Emp.Add(new EmployeeView(5, "Steven", "Buchanan", "Sales Manager", new DateTime(1955, 03, 04), new DateTime(1993, 10, 17), 8, "Coventry HouseMiner Rd. ", "EC2 7JR ", " (206) 555-8122", "Tacoma ", " USA"));
Emp.Add(new EmployeeView(6, "Michael", "Suyama", "Sales Representative", new DateTime(1963, 07, 02), new DateTime(1993, 10, 17), 2, " 7 Houndstooth Rd.", " WG2 7LT", "(71) 555-4444 ", "London ", "UK "));
Emp.Add(new EmployeeView(7, "Robert", "King", "Sales Representative", new DateTime(1960, 05, 29), new DateTime(1994, 01, 02), 7, "Edgeham HollowWinchester Way ", "RG1 9SP ", "(71) 555-5598 ", "London ", " UK"));
Emp.Add(new EmployeeView(8, "Laura", "Callahan", "Inside Sales Coordinator", new DateTime(1958, 01, 09), new DateTime(1994, 03, 05), 9, "722 Moss Bay Blvd. ", "98033 ", " (206) 555-3412", "Seattle ", "USA "));
Emp.Add(new EmployeeView(9, "Anne", "Dodsworth", "Sales Representative", new DateTime(1966, 01, 27), new DateTime(1994, 11, 15), 5, "4726 - 11th Ave. N.E. ", "98105 ", "(71) 555-5598 ", " London", "UK "));
return Emp;
}
}
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