Sample Creator in ASP.NET MVC Extensions

28 Jan 20253 minutes to read

Sample Creator is the utility that allows you to create Syncfusion^® ASP.NET MVC/Syncfusion^® ASP.NET MVC (Classic) Projects along with the samples based on Controls and Features selection.

Create Syncfusion^® MVC Project from Sample Creator

The following steps help you to create the Syncfusion^® ASP.NET MVC Project via the Sample Creator utility.

1. To launch ASP.NET MVC (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 MVC (EJ1) > Launch Sample Creator… in Visual Studio.

   

   NOTE

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

   Option 2:
   Launch the Syncfusion^® Essential Studio^® Dashboard and select the ASP.NET MVC (Essential^® JS 1)/ASP.NET MVC (Classic) platform. Select the Sample Creator button to launch the ASP.NET MVC (Essential^® JS 1) Sample Creator application. Refer to the following screenshot for more information.

   

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

   

Controls Selection

Listed here are the Syncfusion^® ASP.NET MVC controls so you can choose the required controls. And the controls are grouped product wise.

Feature Selection

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

Project Configuration

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

• MVC Version – Choose the required MVC Version.
• Language – Select the language, either C# or VB.
• VS Version – Choose the Project version
• .NET Framework – Choose the .NET Framework version.
• View Engine – Select either Razor or ASPX. By default, Syncfusion^® supports only Razor view engine for ASP.NET MVC projects.
• Compress Style Sheets – Option to compress style sheets.
• Compress Scripts – Option to compress the scripts.
• Name – Name your Syncfusion^® MVC 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.

When you click the Create button, the new Syncfusion^® ASP.NET MVC project is created. The following is added in the project:

• Added the required Controller and View files in the project.

  

• Included the required Syncfusion^® ASP.NET MVC scripts and themes files.

  

• The required Syncfusion^® assemblies are added for selected controls under Project Reference.

  

• Configure the Web.Config file by adding the Syncfusion^® reference assemblies.

  

• Once the project is created you can open the project by clicking the Yes button. Refer the following screenshot for more information.