Getting Started with .NET MAUI Range Slider

17 Sep 202412 minutes to read

This section explains the steps required to add the RangeSlider control and its elements such as track, ticks, labels and tooltip. This section covers only basic features needed to know to get started with Syncfusion Range Slider.

To quickly get started with the .NET MAUI Range Slider, watch this video.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are in place:

  1. Install .NET 7 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 (v17.3 or later) or Visual Studio Code. For Visual Studio Code users, ensure that the .NET MAUI workload is installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a New MAUI Project

Visual Studio

  1. Go to File > New > Project and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Name the project and choose a location. Then, click Next.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Visual Studio Code

  1. Open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and press Enter.
  2. Choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  3. Select the project location, type the project name and press Enter.
  4. Then choose Create project

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion MAUI Sliders NuGet Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored.

Step 3: Register the Handler

Syncfusion.Maui.Core nuget is a dependent package for all Syncfusion controls of .NET MAUI. In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion core.

  • C#
    • using Microsoft.Maui;
using Microsoft.Maui.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Xaml;
using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;

namespace Slider
{
    public static class MauiProgram
    {
        public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
        {
            var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
            builder
            .UseMauiApp<App>()
            .ConfigureSyncfusionCore()
            .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
            {
                fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
            });

            return builder.Build();
        }
    }
}

    Step 4: Add a Basic RangeSlider

    Step 1: Add the NuGet to the project as discussed in the above reference section.

    Step 2: Add the namespace, as shown in the following code sample:

    <xmlns:rating="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders"/>
    using Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders;

    Initialize RangeSlider

    Import the SfRangeSlider namespace and initialize the range slider as shown below.

    <ContentPage
    . . .
    xmlns:sliders="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders">
    <sliders:SfRangeSlider />
</ContentPage>
    using Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders;

namespace RangeSlider
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            SfRangeSlider rangeSlider = new SfRangeSlider();
            this.content = rangeSlider;
        }
    }
}

    Initialize RangeSlider

    Enable labels

    The ShowLabels property enables the labels which renders on given interval.

    <sliders:SfRangeSlider Minimum="0"
                       Maximum="10"
                       RangeStart="2"
                       RangeEnd="8"
                       Interval="2"
                       ShowLabels="True" />
    SfRangeSlider rangeSlider = new SfRangeSlider();
rangeSlider.Minimum = 0;
rangeSlider.Maximum = 10;
rangeSlider.RangeStart = 2;
rangeSlider.RangeEnd = 8;
rangeSlider.ShowLabels = true;
rangeSlider.Interval = 2;

    RangeSlider labels

    Enable ticks

    The ShowTicks property enables the ticks in the range selector, while the MinorTicksPerInterval property enables the minor ticks between the major ticks.

    <sliders:SfRangeSlider Minimum="0"
                       Maximum="10"
                       RangeStart="2"
                       RangeEnd="8"
                       Interval="2"
                       ShowLabels="True"
                       ShowTicks="True"
                       MinorTicksPerInterval="1" />
    SfRangeSlider rangeSlider = new SfRangeSlider();
rangeSlider.Minimum = 0;
rangeSlider.Maximum = 10;
rangeSlider.RangeStart = 2;
rangeSlider.RangeEnd = 8;
rangeSlider.ShowLabels = true;
rangeSlider.ShowTicks = true;
rangeSlider.Interval = 2;
rangeSlider.MinorTicksPerInterval = 1;

    RangeSlider ticks

    Orientation

    The Orientation property allows you to show the range slider in both horizontal and vertical directions. The default value of the Orientation property is Horizontal.

    <sliders:SfRangeSlider Minimum="0"
                       Maximum="10"
                       RangeStart="2"
                       RangeEnd="8"
                       ShowTicks="True"
                       ShowLabels="True"
                       Interval="2"
                       MinorTicksPerInterval="1"
                       Orientation="Vertical" />
    SfRangeSlider rangeSlider = new SfRangeSlider();
rangeSlider.Orientation = SliderOrientation.Vertical;
rangeSlider.Minimum = 0;
rangeSlider.Maximum = 10;
rangeSlider.RangeStart = 2;
rangeSlider.RangeEnd = 8;
rangeSlider.ShowLabels = true;
rangeSlider.ShowTicks = true;
rangeSlider.Interval = 2;
rangeSlider.MinorTicksPerInterval = 1;

    RangeSlider orientation

    Inverse the slider

    Invert the range slider using the IsInversed property. The default value of the IsInversed property is False.

    <sliders:SfRangeSlider Minimum="0"
                       Maximum="10"
                       RangeStart="2"
                       RangeEnd="8"
                       Interval="2"
                       ShowTicks="True"
                       ShowLabels="True"
                       MinorTicksPerInterval="1"
                       IsInversed="True" />
    SfRangeSlider rangeSlider = new SfRangeSlider();
rangeSlider.Minimum = 0;
rangeSlider.Maximum = 10;
rangeSlider.RangeStart = 2;
rangeSlider.RangeEnd = 8;
rangeSlider.Interval = 2;
rangeSlider.ShowLabels = true;
rangeSlider.ShowTicks = true;
rangeSlider.MinorTicksPerInterval = 1;
rangeSlider.IsInversed = true;

    Inverse range slider

    Formatting labels

    Add prefix or suffix to the labels using the NumberFormat property.

    <sliders:SfRangeSlider Minimum="20"
                       Maximum="100"
                       RangeStart="40"
                       RangeEnd="80"
                       Interval="20"
                       ShowLabels="True"
                       NumberFormat="$#"
                       ShowTicks="True" />
    SfRangeSlider rangeSlider = new SfRangeSlider();
rangeSlider.Minimum = 20;
rangeSlider.Maximum = 100;
rangeSlider.RangeStart = 40;
rangeSlider.RangeEnd = 80;
rangeSlider.Interval = 20;
rangeSlider.ShowLabels = true;
rangeSlider.NumberFormat = "$##";
rangeSlider.ShowTicks = true;

    RangeSlider label format

    NOTE

    You can refer to our .NET MAUI Range Slider feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our .NET MAUI Range Slider Example that shows you how to render the Range Slider in .NET MAUI.