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Infragistics Touts New Components for Blazor, Web Components in UX/UI Toolkit

• By David Ramel
• 07/19/2023

Third-party .NET UX/UI dev tooling vendor Infragistics touted customized controls for Blazor and Web Components in the latest release of its flagship offering for desktop, web and mobile app designers and developers.

In addition to new controls in Blazor and Web Components, Infragistics Ultimate 23.1 introduces significant enhancements in two other key areas: App Builder and next-generation visualization experiences.

The company is recognized by Microsoft as contributing to the UI component system for Blazor -- the popular ASP.NET Core component that allows web development with C# instead of JavaScript -- along with Telerik, DevExpress, Syncfusion, Radzen, GrapeCity, jQWidgets and others.

"Blazor is the hottest topic today for .NET developers looking to the web, and Web Components are the future for JavaScript developers looking for a platform-agnostic approach to building modern web applications," the company said in a July 12 news release. "We continue to deliver best-of-breed components on these new platforms.

"In Ultimate 23.1 for Blazor, we've added five new controls to the over 60 controls we already ship, including Pivot Grid, Stepper, Combo (Multi & Single Select), Dialog, and Select. Ignite UI for Blazor supports both Blazor Server and Blazor Web Assembly for the most feature-rich UI toolkit for .NET developers on the market today."

Meanwhile the Web Components product -- which includes more than 50 modern UI controls for a variety of app dev needs -- saw the addition of Pivot Grid, Stepper and Combo (Multi & Single Select).

"We aim to deliver a seamless design-to-development experience with our complete design system - from UI Kits in Figma or Sketch to App Builder and then in generated code for your apps," the company said in a recent blog post. "Delivering all the modern web controls is the biggest piece of that experience. We'll continue to innovate and deliver new, modern UI components that you need to build the best possible applications for your customers."

App Builder, the company's low-code offering, also saw a host of improvements:

• Configure REST API methods POST/PUT/DELETE for a full end-to-end data entry experience when creating a data source based on OpenAPI definition.
• Hierarchical data-binding support for TreeGrid and other controls that support hierarchical data.
• Nested data binding in data-repeater components.
• Group and aggregate functions in charting components.
• New application samples for verticals, including healthcare, media, learning, inventory management and more.
• On-Prem version of App Builder for security-focused customer deployments.
• Design-to-Code for Figma, including the new auto-layout capabilities.
• New Toolbox Items including Stepper, Select, Combo & Dialog.

Regarding the third key area, visualization, the company said: "Data Visualization is becoming the cornerstone of modern, interactive applications. With Ultimate 23.1, developers can deliver a next-generation visualization experience in their apps with the new Chart Toolbar. Built for the most demanding modern analytics needs, Chart Toolbar can access the chart's data in real-time, allowing on-the-fly analysis for the most common data needs. This includes Trend Lines, Statistical Analytics, and various interaction helpers. In addition, the toolbar offers several formatting options, such as displaying value overlays, data labels, crosshairs and grid lines, as well as extensible actions with custom buttons, which can significantly improve the chart's usability and readability."