Clone Group/Rule in ASP.NET MVC Query builder control

14 Jun 202411 minutes to read

The Query Builder functionality extends to cloning both individual rules and entire groups. Utilizing the Clone options will generate an exact duplicate of a rule or group adjacent to the original one. This feature enables users to replicate complex query structures effortlessly. The ShowButtons function offers users the ability to toggle the visibility of these cloning buttons, providing convenient control over the cloning process within the Query Builder interface.

CSHTML

@Html.EJS().QueryBuilder("querybuilder").Width("72%").Columns(col =>
   {
       col.Field("EmployeeID").Label("Employee ID").Type("number").Add();
       col.Field("FirstName").Label("First Name").Type("string").Add();
       col.Field("TitleOfCourtesy").Label("Title Of Courtesy").Type("boolean").Values(new List<string> { "Mr.", "Mrs." }).Add();
       col.Field("Title").Label("Title").Type("string").Add();
       col.Field("HireDate").Label("Hire Date").Type("date").Format("dd/MM/yyyy").Add();
       col.Field("Country").Label("Country").Type("string").Add();
       col.Field("City").Label("City").Type("string").Add();
   }).Rule(ViewBag.rule).ShowButtons(new Syncfusion.EJ2.QueryBuilder.QueryBuilderShowButtons { GroupDelete = true, GroupInsert = true, RuleDelete = true, CloneGroup = false, CloneRule = false }).Render()

@Html.EJS().Button("clonegroup").CssClass("e-primary").Content("Clone Group").Render()
@Html.EJS().Button("clonerule").CssClass("e-primary").Content("Clone Rule").Render()
 
 <script>
    document.getElementById('clonegroup').onclick = function () {
        var querybuilderObj = ej.base.getInstance(document.getElementById("querybuilder"), ej.querybuilder.QueryBuilder);
        querybuilderObj.cloneGroup("querybuilder_group0", "querybuilder_group1", 1);
    }
    document.getElementById('clonerule').onclick = function () {
        var querybuilderObj = ej.base.getInstance(document.getElementById("querybuilder"), ej.querybuilder.QueryBuilder);
        querybuilderObj.cloneRule("querybuilder_group0_rule0", "querybuilder_group0", 1);
    }
 </script>

Default.cs

public ActionResult Index()
    {
          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" },
                    new QueryBuilderRule { Condition = "or", Rules = new List<QueryBuilderRule>()
                    {
                        new QueryBuilderRule { Label="Title", Field="Title", Type="string", Operator="equal", Value = "Engineer" }
                    }
                }
            };

            ViewBag.rule = rule;
            ViewBag.dataSource = EmployeeView.GetAllRecords();
            return View();
    }

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", "[phone] ", "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 ", "[phone] ", "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 ", "[phone]", "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 ", " [phone]", "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 ", " [phone]", "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;
        }
    }

You can clone groups and rules by interacting through the user interface and methods.

• Use the cloneGroup method to clone group.
• Use the cloneRule method to clone rule.