Blazor page elements other than Body

Question

I have a Blazor server-side app, trying to understand the structure. Inside the MainLayout.razor page, I see the tag @Body, and this is where each page\'s content is rendere

Answer 1

Here is a more Dynamic solution:

MainLayout.razor

@inherits LayoutComponentBase

<div class="sidebar">
    <AppNavigation />
</div>

<div class="main">
    <div class="top-row px-4">
        <AppHeader />
    </div>

    <div class="content px-4">
        @Body
    </div>

    <div class="bottom-row px-4">
        <AppFooter />
    </div>
</div>

AppHeader.razor

@implements IDisposable

@LayoutService.Header
@code {
    [Inject]
    public ILayoutService LayoutService { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        LayoutService.PropertyChanged += LayoutService_PropertyChanged;
        base.OnInitialized();
    }

    private void LayoutService_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.PropertyName == nameof(ILayoutService.Header))
        {
            StateHasChanged();
        }
    }

    public void Dispose()
    {
        if (LayoutService != null)
        {
            LayoutService.PropertyChanged -= LayoutService_PropertyChanged;
        }
    }

}

ILayoutService.cs

public interface ILayoutService
{    
    RenderFragment Header { get; }    
    SetHeader HeaderSetter { get; set; }
    event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;    
    void UpdateHeader();
}

LayoutService.cs

public class LayoutService : ILayoutService, INotifyPropertyChanged
{

    public RenderFragment Header => HeaderSetter?.ChildContent;

    public SetHeader HeaderSetter
    {
        get => headerSetter;
        set
        {
            if (headerSetter == value) return;
            headerSetter = value;
            UpdateHeader();
        }
    }

    public void UpdateHeader() => NotifyPropertyChanged(nameof(Header));

    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

    private void NotifyPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = "")
        => PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));

    private SetHeader headerSetter;
}

The Setter

SetHeader.cs

public class SetHeader : ComponentBase, IDisposable
{
    [Inject]
    private ILayoutService Layout { get; set; }

    [Parameter]
    public RenderFragment ChildContent { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        if (Layout != null)
        {
            Layout.HeaderSetter = this;
        }
        base.OnInitialized();
    }

    protected override bool ShouldRender()
    {
        var shouldRender = base.ShouldRender();
        if (shouldRender)
        {
            Layout.UpdateHeader();
        }
        return shouldRender;
    }

    public void Dispose()
    {
        if (Layout != null)
        {
            Layout.HeaderSetter = null;
        }
    }

}

Provide the service:

In my case Program.cs

 builder.Services.AddScoped<ILayoutService, LayoutService>();

Example

@page "/counter"

<h1>Counter</h1>

<p>Current count: @currentCount</p>

<button class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="IncrementCount">Click me</button>

<SetHeader>
    <p>Hello Current count: @currentCount</p>
</SetHeader>

<SetFooter>
    <p>Goodbye Current count: @currentCount</p>
</SetFooter>

@code {
    private int currentCount = 0;
    private void IncrementCount() => currentCount++;
}

This also clears the values on navigation as I am using IDisposable . The Setter does not have to be set (Null is ok). If more than one setter is used the latest takes precedence. I have not tested dynamically removing multiple setters on one page.

Here is a repo using WebAssembly 3.2.1

Answer 2

MainLayout.razor

Note: The use of a method to update the render fragment fields I deliberately made private which then calls StateHasChanged(). Other methods could easily be created to clear or set other fields.

@inherits LayoutComponentBase

<CascadingValue Value="this">
    <div class="page">
        <div class="sidebar">
            <NavMenu />
        </div>
        <div class="main">
            <div class="top-row px-4">
                @header
            </div>

            <div class="content px-4">
                @Body
                @footer
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</CascadingValue>

@code {
    private RenderFragment header;
    private RenderFragment footer;

    public void SetHeaderAndFooter(RenderFragment header, RenderFragment footer)
    {
        this.header = header;
        this.footer = footer;
        StateHasChanged();
    }
}

LayoutSetter.cs

public class LayoutSetter : ComponentBase
{
    [CascadingParameter]
    public MainLayout Layout { get; set; }

    [Parameter]
    public RenderFragment Header { get; set; }

    [Parameter]
    public RenderFragment Footer { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        Layout.SetHeaderAndFooter(Header, Footer);
    }
}

On any page...

@page "/"

<h1>Hello, world!</h1>

<LayoutSetter>
    <Header>
        Hello
    </Header>
    <Footer>
        Goodbye
    </Footer>
</LayoutSetter>