NuGet Packages for ASP.NET MVC

You can use the Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC NuGet packages without installing the Essential Studio or ASP.NET MVC platform installation to implement the Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC controls.

Installing NuGet Packages

Using NuGet Package Manager

The NuGet Package Manager can be used to search and install NuGet packages in the Visual Studio solution or project:

1. Right-click the project/solution in the Solution Explorer tab, and choose Manage NuGet Packages…

Alternatively, click Tools in menu, NuGet Package Manager | Manage NuGet Packages for Solution…

2. By default, the NuGet.org package is selected in the Package source drop-down. Select your appropriate feed name that you configured If NuGet.org is not configured in your Visual Studio, refer to the Microsoft docs to configure NuGet.org feed URL in your Visual Studio.

3. The Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC NuGet Packages are listed and available in the package source feed URL. Search and install the required packages in your application, by clicking Install button.

Note: The Syncfusion NuGet packages are published in public NuGet.org from v16.2.0.46. So, If you need to Install earlier version of 16.2.0.46 Syncfusion NuGet packages, configure Syncfusion private feed URL.

Using Package Manager Console

To reference the Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC UI Control using the Package Manager Console as NuGet packages, follow the below steps.

1. On the Tools menu, select NuGet Package Manager and then Package Manager Console.
2. Run the following NuGet installation commands:

#install specified package in default project
Install-Package <Package Name>

#install specified package in specified project
Install-Package <Package Name> - ProjectName <Project Name>

For example:

# install specified package in default project
Install-Package Syncfusion.EJ2.MVC5

#install specified package in specified project
Install-Package Syncfusion.EJ2.MVC5 -ProjectName SyncfusionDemoApplication

Using Visual Studio for macOS

Add packages can be used to search and install NuGet packages to the Visual Studio project in macOS:

1. Right-click on the folder in the project, and then select Add Packages…

2. By default, the NuGet.org package is selected in the Package source drop-down. Select the appropriate feed name.
3. The Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC NuGet Packages available in the package source location will be listed. Search and install the required packages in your application, by clicking Add Package button.

Managing NuGet package using NuGet CLI

The NuGet Command Line Interface (CLI), nuget.exe, provides the full extent of NuGet functionality to install, create, publish, and manage packages without making any change to the project files.

Configure NuGet feed URL

1. Download the latest NuGet CLI from here.

Note: To update the existing nuget.exe to latest version use the following command:

nuget update -self

2. Open the downloaded executable location in the command window, and run the following commands to download and install the required NuGet packages to a project specified in the package.config.

#install specified package in default project from specified package source for Windows Platform
nuget.exe install <Package name | ConfigFilePath > <Options>

#install specified package in default project from specified package source for MAC/Linux Platform
mono nuget.exe install <Package name | ConfigFilePath > <Options>

3. configPath is optional. This identifies the package.config or solutions file that lists the packages utilized in the project.

   For example:

#install specific package for Windows
nuget.exe install “Syncfusion.EJ2.MVC5”

#install all package which mention in package.config path for Windows
nuget.exe install “C:\Users\SyncfusionApplication\package.config”
  
#install specific Syncfusion NuGet package for Windows
nuget.exe install “Syncfusion.EJ2.MVC5”

#install all package which mention in package.config path for Mac and Linux
mono nuget.exe install “C:\Users\SyncfusionApplication\package.config”

Note: If you need to Install v16.2.0.46 before Syncfusion NuGet packages, configure Syncfusion private feed URL.

Upgrading NuGet packages

Using NuGet Package Manger

NuGet packages can be updated to their specific version or latest version available in the Visual Studio solution or project:

1. Right-click the project/solution in the Solution Explorer tab, and choose Manage NuGet Packages… Alternatively click Tools menu, NuGet Package Manager | Manage NuGet Packages for Solution…
2. Select the Updates tab to see the packages available for update from the desired package sources. Select the required packages and the specific version from the dropdown, and click the Update button.

Using Visual Studio for macOS

Using Update context menu from Visual Studio for Mac application, NuGet packages can be updated:

1. Right-click on the Packages folder in the project, and select Update.
2. This will update the NuGet package to the latest version. You can double-click the Add packages and choose the specific version.

To update all the projects from solution, use update option in the solution level.

Using Package Manger Console

To update the installed Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC NuGet packages using the Package Manager Console, follow the below steps.

1. On the Tools menu, select NuGet Package Manager, and then Package Manager Console.
2. Run the following NuGet installation commands:

#Update specific NuGet package in default project
Update-Package <Package Name>

#Update all the packages in default project
Update-Package

#Update specified package in specified project
Update-Package <Package Name> - ProjectName <Project Name>

For example:

#Update specified Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC NuGet package
Update-Package Syncfusion.EJ2.MVC5

#Update specified package in specified project
Update-Package Syncfusion.EJ2.MVC5 -ProjectName SyncfusionDemoApplication

Using NuGet CLI

Using the NuGet CLI, all the NuGet packages in the project can be updated to the available latest version:

1. Download the latest NuGet CLI from here.

To update the existing nuget.exe to latest version use the following command:

nuget update -self

2. Open the downloaded executable location in the command window. Run the following “update commands” to update the Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC NuGet packages.

#update all NuGet packages from config file
nuget update <configPath> [options]

#update all NuGet packages
nuget update

configPath is optional. This identifies the package.config or solutions file lists the packages utilized in the project.

For example:

#Update all NuGet packages from config file
nuget update “C:\Users\SyncfusionApplication\package.config”

Update command is not working as expected in Mono (Mac and Linux) and projects using PackageReference format.