Getting Started

15 Mar 20194 minutes to read

Sample Creator

Sample Creator is the utility that allows you to create Syncfusion ASP.NET Core Projects along with the samples based on Controls and Features selection.

IMPORTANT

The Syncfusion ASP.NET Core Sample Creator utility is available from v15.2.0.40.

Create Syncfusion ASP.NET Core Web Application from Sample Creator

The following steps help you to create the Syncfusion ASP.NET Core Web Application via the Sample Creator utility.

  1. To launch ASP.NET Core (Essential JS 1) Sample Creator application, follow either one of the options below:

    Option 1:
    Click Syncfusion Menu and choose Essential Studio for ASP.NET Core (EJ1) > Launch Sample Creator… in Visual Studio.

    launch the Sample Creator via Syncfusion menu

    NOTE

    In Visual Studio 2019, Syncfusion menu available under Extension in Visual Studio menu.

    Option 2:
    Launch the Syncfusion ASP.NET Core (Essential JS 1) Control Panel. Select the Sample Creator button to launch the ASP.NET Core (Essential JS 1) Sample Creator application. Refer to the following screenshot for more information.

    Syncfusion Essential Studio Essential JS 1 ASP.NET Core control panel to launch the Sample Creator

  2. Syncfusion Sample Creator Wizard displaying the Controls and its Feature Selection section

    Syncfusion Essential JS 1 ASP.NET Core Sample Creator wizard

Controls Selection

Listed here are the Syncfusion ASP.NET Core controls so you can choose the required controls.

Syncfusion Essential JS 1 ASP.NET Core Sample Creator Controls selection

Feature Selection

Based on the controls, the Feature is enabled to choose the features of the corresponding controls.

Syncfusion Essential JS 1 ASP.NET Core Sample Creator Features selection

Project Configuration

  1. You can configure the following project details in the Sample Creator.

    • Project Type – Select the type of ASP.NET Core Project, either .NET Core or .NET Framework.

    • ASP.NET Core Version - Select the version of ASP.NET Core Project, either ASP.NET Core 1.0 or ASP.NET Core 1.1.

    • VS Version – Choose the Visual Studio version.

    • .NET Framework – Choose the .NET Framework version.

    • Assets From – Load the Syncfusion assets to ASP.NET Core Project, either Bower, CDN or Installed Location.

    • Name – Name your Syncfusion ASP.NET Core Application.

    • Location – Choose the target location of your project.

    • Theme Selection – Choose the required theme.The Theme Preview section shows the controls preview before create the Syncfusion project.

    Syncfusion Essential JS 1 ASP.NET Core Sample Creator project configuration section

  2. When you click the Create button, the new Syncfusion ASP.NET Core project is created. The following resources are added in the project:

    • Added the required View(.cshtml) and Class files in the project.

      Required View and Class files add in the project for the chosen controls

    • Included the required Syncfusion scripts and themes files.

      Required scripts and themes files included in the project

    • Restored the required Syncfusion NuGet/Bower packages for selected controls under dependencies.

      Required NuGet/Bower packages restored for the selected Syncfusion Essential JS 1 ASP.NET Core controls

The ASP.NET Core NuGet packages versioning has been streamlined as 16.1.0.32 in shorter than older versioning (16.1600.0.32) from Volume 1, 2018 service pack 1 release (16.1.0.32). Since all the framework version wise assemblies are grouped into a single package.

  1. Once the project is created you can open the project by clicking the Yes button. If you click No button the corresponding location of the project will be opened. Refer the following screenshot for more information.

    The project successfully created using Syncfusion Essential JS 1 ASP.NET Core Sample Creator