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ASP.NET Core Blazor sections guardrex Learn how to control the content in a Razor component from a child Razor component. >= aspnetcore-8.0 riande mvc 11/12/2024 blazor/components/sections

ASP.NET Core Blazor sections

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This article explains how to control the content in a Razor component from a child Razor component.

Blazor sections

To control the content in a Razor component from a child Razor component, Blazor supports sections using the following built-in components:

Sections can be used in both layouts and across nested parent-child components.

Although the argument passed to xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionName%2A can use any type of casing, the documentation adopts kebab casing (for example, top-bar), which is a common casing choice for HTML element IDs. xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionId%2A receives a static object field, and we always recommend Pascal casing for C# field names (for example, TopbarSection).

In the following example, the app's main layout component implements an increment counter button for the app's Counter component.

If the namespace for sections isn't in the _Imports.razor file, add it:

@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections

In the MainLayout component (MainLayout.razor), place a xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet component and pass a string to the xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionName%2A parameter to indicate the section's name. The following example uses the section name top-bar:

<SectionOutlet SectionName="top-bar" />

In the Counter component (Counter.razor), create a xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionContent component and pass the matching string (top-bar) to its xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionName%2A parameter:

<SectionContent SectionName="top-bar">
    <button class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="IncrementCount">Click me</button>
</SectionContent>

When the Counter component is accessed at /counter, the MainLayout component renders the increment count button from the Counter component where the xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet component is placed. When any other component is accessed, the increment count button isn't rendered.

Instead of using a named section, you can pass a static object with the xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionId%2A parameter to identify the section. The following example also implements an increment counter button for the app's Counter component in the app's main layout.

If you don't want other xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionContent components to accidentally match the name of a xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet, pass an object xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionId%2A parameter to identify the section. This can be useful when designing a Razor class library (RCL). When a xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet in the RCL uses an object reference with xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionId%2A and the consumer places a xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionContent component with a matching xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionId%2A object, an accidental match by name isn't possible when consumers of the RCL implement other xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionContent components.

The following example also implements an increment counter button for the app's Counter component in the app's main layout, using an object reference instead of a section name.

Add a TopbarSection static object to the MainLayout component in an @code block:

@code {
    internal static object TopbarSection = new();
}

In the MainLayout component's Razor markup, place a xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet component and pass TopbarSection to the xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionId%2A parameter to indicate the section:

<SectionOutlet SectionId="TopbarSection" />

Add a xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionContent component to the app's Counter component that renders an increment count button. Use the MainLayout component's TopbarSection section static object as the xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionId%2A (MainLayout.TopbarSection).

In Counter.razor:

<SectionContent SectionId="MainLayout.TopbarSection">
    <button class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="IncrementCount">Click me</button>
</SectionContent>

When the Counter component is accessed, the MainLayout component renders the increment count button where the xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet component is placed.

[!NOTE] xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet and xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionContent components can only set either xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionId%2A or xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Sections.SectionOutlet.SectionName%2A, not both.

Section interaction with other Blazor features

A section interacts with other Blazor features in the following ways: