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Blazor JavaScript interoperability (JS interop)
::: moniker range=">= aspnetcore-6.0"
A Blazor app can invoke JavaScript (JS) functions from .NET methods and .NET methods from JS functions. These scenarios are called JavaScript interoperability (JS interop).
This overview article covers general concepts. Further JS interop guidance is provided in the following articles:
- xref:blazor/js-interop/call-javascript-from-dotnet
- xref:blazor/js-interop/call-dotnet-from-javascript
Interaction with the Document Object Model (DOM)
Only mutate the Document Object Model (DOM) with JavaScript (JS) when the object doesn't interact with Blazor. Blazor maintains representations of the DOM and interacts directly with DOM objects. If an element rendered by Blazor is modified externally using JS directly or via JS Interop, the DOM may no longer match Blazor's internal representation, which can result in undefined behavior. Undefined behavior may merely interfere with the presentation of elements or their functions but may also introduce security risks to the app or server.
This guidance not only applies to your own JS interop code but also to any JS libraries that the app uses, including anything provided by a third-party framework, such as Bootstrap JS and jQuery.
In a few documentation examples, JS interop is used to mutate an element purely for demonstration purposes as part of an example. In those cases, a warning appears in the text.
For more information, see xref:blazor/js-interop/call-javascript-from-dotnet#capture-references-to-elements.
Asynchronous JavaScript calls
JS interop calls are asynchronous by default, regardless of whether the called code is synchronous or asynchronous. Calls are asynchronous by default to ensure that components are compatible across both Blazor hosting models, Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly. On Blazor Server, JS interop calls must be asynchronous because they're sent over a network connection. For apps that exclusively adopt the Blazor WebAssembly hosting model, synchronous JS interop calls are supported. For more information, see xref:blazor/performance?pivots=webassembly#consider-the-use-of-synchronous-calls.
JavaScript initializers
Location of JavaScipt
Load JavaScript (JS) code using any of the following approaches:
- Load a script in
<head>
markup (Not generally recommended) - Load a script in
<body>
markup - Load a script from an external JavaScript file (
.js
) collocated with a component - Load a script from an external JavaScript file (
.js
) - Inject a script after Blazor starts
[!WARNING] Don't place a
<script>
tag in a Razor component file (.razor
) because the<script>
tag can't be updated dynamically by Blazor.
[!NOTE] Documentation examples usually place scripts in a
<script>
tag or load global scripts from external files. These approaches pollute the client with global functions. For production apps, we recommend placing JavaScript into separate JavaScript modules that can be imported when needed. For more information, see the JavaScript isolation in JavaScript modules section.
Load a script in <head>
markup
The approach in this section isn't generally recommended.
Place the JavaScript (JS) tags (<script>...</script>
) in the <head>
element markup of wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Layout.cshtml
(Blazor Server):
<head>
...
<script>
window.jsMethod = (methodParameter) => {
...
};
</script>
</head>
Loading JS from the <head>
isn't the best approach for the following reasons:
- JS interop may fail if the script depends on Blazor. We recommend loading scripts using one of the other approaches, not via the
<head>
markup. - The page may become interactive slower due to the time it takes to parse the JS in the script.
Load a script in <body>
markup
Place the JavaScript (JS) tags (<script>...</script>
) inside the closing </body>
element markup of wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Layout.cshtml
(Blazor Server):
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"></script>
<script>
window.jsMethod = (methodParameter) => {
...
};
</script>
</body>
The {webassembly|server}
placeholder in the preceding markup is either webassembly
for a Blazor WebAssembly app (blazor.webassembly.js
) or server
for a Blazor Server app (blazor.server.js
).
Load a script from an external JavaScript file (.js
) collocated with a component
For more information on RCLs, see xref:blazor/components/class-libraries.
Load a script from an external JavaScript file (.js
)
Place the JavaScript (JS) tags (<script>...</script>
) with a script source (src
) path inside the closing </body>
tag after the Blazor script reference.
In wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Layout.cshtml
(Blazor Server):
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"></script>
<script src="{SCRIPT PATH AND FILE NAME (.js)}"></script>
</body>
The {webassembly|server}
placeholder in the preceding markup is either webassembly
for a Blazor WebAssembly app (blazor.webassembly.js
) or server
for a Blazor Server app (blazor.server.js
). The {SCRIPT PATH AND FILE NAME (.js)}
placeholder is the path and script file name under wwwroot
.
In the following example of the preceding <script>
tag, the scripts.js
file is in the wwwroot/js
folder of the app:
<script src="js/scripts.js"></script>
When the external JS file is supplied by a Razor class library, specify the JS file using its stable static web asset path: ./_content/{PACKAGE ID}/{SCRIPT PATH AND FILENAME (.js)}
:
- The path segment for the current directory (
./
) is required in order to create the correct static asset path to the JS file. - The
{PACKAGE ID}
placeholder is the library's package ID. The package ID defaults to the project's assembly name if<PackageId>
isn't specified in the project file. - The
{SCRIPT PATH AND FILENAME (.js)}
placeholder is the path and file name underwwwroot
.
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"></script>
<script src="./_content/{PACKAGE ID}/{SCRIPT PATH AND FILENAME (.js)}"></script>
</body>
In the following example of the preceding <script>
tag:
- The Razor class library has an assembly name of
ComponentLibrary
, and a<PackageId>
isn't specified in the library's project file. - The
scripts.js
file is in the class library'swwwroot
folder.
<script src="./_content/ComponentLibrary/scripts.js"></script>
For more information, see xref:blazor/components/class-libraries.
Inject a script after Blazor starts
Load JS from an injected script in wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Layout.cshtml
(Blazor Server) when the app is initialized:
- Add
autostart="false"
to the<script>
tag that loads the Blazor script. - Inject a script into the
<head>
element markup that references a custom JS file after starting Blazor by callingBlazor.start().then(...)
. Place the script (<script>...</script>
) inside the closing</body>
tag after the Blazor script is loaded.
The following example injects the wwwroot/scripts.js
file after Blazor starts:
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"
autostart="false"></script>
<script>
Blazor.start().then(function () {
var customScript = document.createElement('script');
customScript.setAttribute('src', 'scripts.js');
document.head.appendChild(customScript);
});
</script>
</body>
The {webassembly|server}
placeholder in the preceding markup is either webassembly
for a Blazor WebAssembly app (blazor.webassembly.js
) or server
for a Blazor Server app (blazor.server.js
).
For more information on Blazor startup, see xref:blazor/fundamentals/startup.
JavaScript isolation in JavaScript modules
Blazor enables JavaScript (JS) isolation in standard JavaScript modules (ECMAScript specification).
JS isolation provides the following benefits:
- Imported JS no longer pollutes the global namespace.
- Consumers of a library and components aren't required to import the related JS.
For more information, see xref:blazor/js-interop/call-javascript-from-dotnet#javascript-isolation-in-javascript-modules.
Cached JavaScript files
JavaScript (JS) files and other static assets aren't generally cached on clients during development in the Development
environment. During development, static asset requests include the Cache-Control
header with a value of no-cache
or max-age
with a value of zero (0
).
During production in the Production
environment, JS files are usually cached by clients.
To disable client-side caching in browsers, developers usually adopt one of the following approaches:
- Disable caching when the browser's developer tools console is open. Guidance can be found in the developer tools documentation of each browser maintainer:
- Perform a manual browser refresh of any webpage of the Blazor app to reload JS files from the server. ASP.NET Core's HTTP Caching Middleware always honors a valid no-cache
Cache-Control
header sent by a client.
For more information, see:
::: moniker-end
::: moniker range=">= aspnetcore-5.0 < aspnetcore-6.0"
A Blazor app can invoke JavaScript (JS) functions from .NET methods and .NET methods from JS functions. These scenarios are called JavaScript interoperability (JS interop).
This overview article covers general concepts. Further JS interop guidance is provided in the following articles:
- xref:blazor/js-interop/call-javascript-from-dotnet
- xref:blazor/js-interop/call-dotnet-from-javascript
Interaction with the Document Object Model (DOM)
Only mutate the Document Object Model (DOM) with JavaScript (JS) when the object doesn't interact with Blazor. Blazor maintains representations of the DOM and interacts directly with DOM objects. If an element rendered by Blazor is modified externally using JS directly or via JS Interop, the DOM may no longer match Blazor's internal representation, which can result in undefined behavior. Undefined behavior may merely interfere with the presentation of elements or their functions but may also introduce security risks to the app or server.
This guidance not only applies to your own JS interop code but also to any JS libraries that the app uses, including anything provided by a third-party framework, such as Bootstrap JS and jQuery.
In a few documentation examples, JS interop is used to mutate an element purely for demonstration purposes as part of an example. In those cases, a warning appears in the text.
For more information, see xref:blazor/js-interop/call-javascript-from-dotnet#capture-references-to-elements.
Asynchronous JavaScript calls
JS interop calls are asynchronous by default, regardless of whether the called code is synchronous or asynchronous. Calls are asynchronous by default to ensure that components are compatible across both Blazor hosting models, Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly. On Blazor Server, JS interop calls must be asynchronous because they're sent over a network connection. For apps that exclusively adopt the Blazor WebAssembly hosting model, synchronous JS interop calls are supported. For more information, see xref:blazor/performance?pivots=webassembly#consider-the-use-of-synchronous-calls.
Location of JavaScipt
Load JavaScript (JS) code using any of the following approaches:
- Load a script in
<head>
markup (Not generally recommended) - Load a script in
<body>
markup - Load a script from an external JS file (
.js
) - Inject a script after Blazor starts
[!WARNING] Don't place a
<script>
tag in a Razor component file (.razor
) because the<script>
tag can't be updated dynamically by Blazor.
[!NOTE] Documentation examples usually place scripts in a
<script>
tag or load global scripts from external files. These approaches pollute the client with global functions. For production apps, we recommend placing JavaScript into separate JavaScript modules that can be imported when needed. For more information, see the JavaScript isolation in JavaScript modules section.
Load a script in <head>
markup
The approach in this section isn't generally recommended.
Place the script (<script>...</script>
) in the <head>
element markup of wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Host.cshtml
(Blazor Server):
<head>
...
<script>
window.jsMethod = (methodParameter) => {
...
};
</script>
</head>
Loading JS from the <head>
isn't the best approach for the following reasons:
- JS interop may fail if the script depends on Blazor. We recommend loading scripts using one of the other approaches, not via the
<head>
markup. - The page may become interactive slower due to the time it takes to parse the JS in the script.
Load a script in <body>
markup
Place the script (<script>...</script>
) inside the closing </body>
element markup of wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Host.cshtml
(Blazor Server):
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"></script>
<script>
window.jsMethod = (methodParameter) => {
...
};
</script>
</body>
The {webassembly|server}
placeholder in the preceding markup is either webassembly
for a Blazor WebAssembly app (blazor.webassembly.js
) or server
for a Blazor Server app (blazor.server.js
).
Load a script from an external JS file (.js
)
Place the script (<script>...</script>
) with a script src
path inside the closing </body>
tag after the Blazor script reference.
In wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Host.cshtml
(Blazor Server):
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"></script>
<script src="{SCRIPT PATH AND FILE NAME (.js)}"></script>
</body>
The {webassembly|server}
placeholder in the preceding markup is either webassembly
for a Blazor WebAssembly app (blazor.webassembly.js
) or server
for a Blazor Server app (blazor.server.js
). The {SCRIPT PATH AND FILE NAME (.js)}
placeholder is the path and script file name under wwwroot
.
In the following example of the preceding <script>
tag, the scripts.js
file is in the wwwroot/js
folder of the app:
<script src="js/scripts.js"></script>
When the external JS file is supplied by a Razor class library, specify the JS file using its stable static web asset path: ./_content/{PACKAGE ID}/{SCRIPT PATH AND FILENAME (.js)}
:
- The path segment for the current directory (
./
) is required in order to create the correct static asset path to the JS file. - The
{PACKAGE ID}
placeholder is the library's package ID. The package ID defaults to the project's assembly name if<PackageId>
isn't specified in the project file. - The
{SCRIPT PATH AND FILENAME (.js)}
placeholder is the path and file name underwwwroot
.
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"></script>
<script src="./_content/{PACKAGE ID}/{SCRIPT PATH AND FILENAME (.js)}"></script>
</body>
In the following example of the preceding <script>
tag:
- The Razor class library has an assembly name of
ComponentLibrary
, and a<PackageId>
isn't specified in the library's project file. - The
scripts.js
file is in the class library'swwwroot
folder.
<script src="./_content/ComponentLibrary/scripts.js"></script>
For more information, see xref:blazor/components/class-libraries.
Inject a script after Blazor starts
Load JS from an injected script in wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Host.cshtml
(Blazor Server) when the app is initialized:
- Add
autostart="false"
to the<script>
tag that loads the Blazor script. - Inject a script into the
<head>
element markup that references a custom JS file after starting Blazor by callingBlazor.start().then(...)
. Place the script (<script>...</script>
) inside the closing</body>
tag after the Blazor script is loaded.
The following example injects the wwwroot/scripts.js
file after Blazor starts:
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"
autostart="false"></script>
<script>
Blazor.start().then(function () {
var customScript = document.createElement('script');
customScript.setAttribute('src', 'scripts.js');
document.head.appendChild(customScript);
});
</script>
</body>
The {webassembly|server}
placeholder in the preceding markup is either webassembly
for a Blazor WebAssembly app (blazor.webassembly.js
) or server
for a Blazor Server app (blazor.server.js
).
For more information on Blazor startup, see xref:blazor/fundamentals/startup.
JavaScript isolation in JavaScript modules
Blazor enables JavaScript (JS) isolation in standard JavaScript modules (ECMAScript specification).
JS isolation provides the following benefits:
- Imported JS no longer pollutes the global namespace.
- Consumers of a library and components aren't required to import the related JS.
For more information, see xref:blazor/js-interop/call-javascript-from-dotnet#javascript-isolation-in-javascript-modules.
Cached JavaScript files
JavaScript (JS) files and other static assets aren't generally cached on clients during development in the Development
environment. During development, static asset requests include the Cache-Control
header with a value of no-cache
or max-age
with a value of zero (0
).
During production in the Production
environment, JS files are usually cached by clients.
To disable client-side caching in browsers, developers usually adopt one of the following approaches:
- Disable caching when the browser's developer tools console is open. Guidance can be found in the developer tools documentation of each browser maintainer:
- Perform a manual browser refresh of any webpage of the Blazor app to reload JS files from the server. ASP.NET Core's HTTP Caching Middleware always honors a valid no-cache
Cache-Control
header sent by a client.
For more information, see:
::: moniker-end
::: moniker range="< aspnetcore-5.0"
A Blazor app can invoke JavaScript (JS) functions from .NET methods and .NET methods from JS functions. These scenarios are called JavaScript interoperability (JS interop).
This overview article covers general concepts. Further JS interop guidance is provided in the following articles:
- xref:blazor/js-interop/call-javascript-from-dotnet
- xref:blazor/js-interop/call-dotnet-from-javascript
Interaction with the Document Object Model (DOM)
Only mutate the Document Object Model (DOM) with JavaScript (JS) when the object doesn't interact with Blazor. Blazor maintains representations of the DOM and interacts directly with DOM objects. If an element rendered by Blazor is modified externally using JS directly or via JS Interop, the DOM may no longer match Blazor's internal representation, which can result in undefined behavior. Undefined behavior may merely interfere with the presentation of elements or their functions but may also introduce security risks to the app or server.
This guidance not only applies to your own JS interop code but also to any JS libraries that the app uses, including anything provided by a third-party framework, such as Bootstrap JS and jQuery.
In a few documentation examples, JS interop is used to mutate an element purely for demonstration purposes as part of an example. In those cases, a warning appears in the text.
For more information, see xref:blazor/js-interop/call-javascript-from-dotnet#capture-references-to-elements.
Asynchronous JavaScript calls
JS interop calls are asynchronous by default, regardless of whether the called code is synchronous or asynchronous. Calls are asynchronous by default to ensure that components are compatible across both Blazor hosting models, Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly. On Blazor Server, JS interop calls must be asynchronous because they're sent over a network connection. For apps that exclusively adopt the Blazor WebAssembly hosting model, synchronous JS interop calls are supported. For more information, see xref:blazor/performance?pivots=webassembly#consider-the-use-of-synchronous-calls.
Location of JavaScipt
Load JavaScript (JS) code using any of the following approaches:
- Load a script in
<head>
markup (Not generally recommended) - Load a script in
<body>
markup - Load a script from an external JS file (
.js
) - Inject a script after Blazor starts
[!WARNING] Don't place a
<script>
tag in a Razor component file (.razor
) because the<script>
tag can't be updated dynamically by Blazor.
[!NOTE] Documentation examples place scripts into a
<script>
tag or load global scripts from external files. These approaches pollute the client with global functions. Placing JavaScript into separate JavaScript modules that can be imported when needed is not supported in Blazor earlier than ASP.NET Core 5.0. If the app requires the use of JS modules for JS isolation, we recommend using ASP.NET Core 5.0 or later to build the app. For more information, use the Version dropdown list to select a 5.0 or later version of this article and see the JavaScript isolation in JavaScript modules section.
Load a script in <head>
markup
The approach in this section isn't generally recommended.
Place the script (<script>...</script>
) in the <head>
element markup of wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Host.cshtml
(Blazor Server):
<head>
...
<script>
window.jsMethod = (methodParameter) => {
...
};
</script>
</head>
Loading JS from the <head>
isn't the best approach for the following reasons:
- JS interop may fail if the script depends on Blazor. We recommend loading scripts using one of the other approaches, not via the
<head>
markup. - The page may become interactive slower due to the time it takes to parse the JS in the script.
Load a script in <body>
markup
Place the script (<script>...</script>
) inside the closing </body>
element markup of wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Host.cshtml
(Blazor Server):
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"></script>
<script>
window.jsMethod = (methodParameter) => {
...
};
</script>
</body>
The {webassembly|server}
placeholder in the preceding markup is either webassembly
for a Blazor WebAssembly app (blazor.webassembly.js
) or server
for a Blazor Server app (blazor.server.js
).
Load a script from an external JS file (.js
)
Place the script (<script>...</script>
) with a script src
path inside the closing </body>
tag after the Blazor script reference.
In wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Host.cshtml
(Blazor Server):
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"></script>
<script src="{SCRIPT PATH AND FILE NAME (.js)}"></script>
</body>
The {webassembly|server}
placeholder in the preceding markup is either webassembly
for a Blazor WebAssembly app (blazor.webassembly.js
) or server
for a Blazor Server app (blazor.server.js
). The {SCRIPT PATH AND FILE NAME (.js)}
placeholder is the path and script file name under wwwroot
.
In the following example of the preceding <script>
tag, the scripts.js
file is in the wwwroot/js
folder of the app:
<script src="js/scripts.js"></script>
When the external JS file is supplied by a Razor class library, specify the JS file using its stable static web asset path: ./_content/{PACKAGE ID}/{SCRIPT PATH AND FILENAME (.js)}
:
- The path segment for the current directory (
./
) is required in order to create the correct static asset path to the JS file. - The
{PACKAGE ID}
placeholder is the library's package ID. The package ID defaults to the project's assembly name if<PackageId>
isn't specified in the project file. - The
{SCRIPT PATH AND FILENAME (.js)}
placeholder is the path and file name underwwwroot
.
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"></script>
<script src="./_content/{PACKAGE ID}/{SCRIPT PATH AND FILENAME (.js)}"></script>
</body>
In the following example of the preceding <script>
tag:
- The Razor class library has an assembly name of
ComponentLibrary
, and a<PackageId>
isn't specified in the library's project file. - The
scripts.js
file is in the class library'swwwroot
folder.
<script src="./_content/ComponentLibrary/scripts.js"></script>
For more information, see xref:blazor/components/class-libraries.
Inject a script after Blazor starts
Load JS from an injected script in wwwroot/index.html
(Blazor WebAssembly) or Pages/_Host.cshtml
(Blazor Server) when the app is initialized:
- Add
autostart="false"
to the<script>
tag that loads the Blazor script. - Inject a script into the
<head>
element markup that references a custom JS file after starting Blazor by callingBlazor.start().then(...)
. Place the script (<script>...</script>
) inside the closing</body>
tag after the Blazor script is loaded.
The following example injects the wwwroot/scripts.js
file after Blazor starts:
<body>
...
<script src="_framework/blazor.{webassembly|server}.js"
autostart="false"></script>
<script>
Blazor.start().then(function () {
var customScript = document.createElement('script');
customScript.setAttribute('src', 'scripts.js');
document.head.appendChild(customScript);
});
</script>
</body>
The {webassembly|server}
placeholder in the preceding markup is either webassembly
for a Blazor WebAssembly app (blazor.webassembly.js
) or server
for a Blazor Server app (blazor.server.js
).
For more information on Blazor startup, see xref:blazor/fundamentals/startup.
Cached JavaScript files
JavaScript (JS) files and other static assets aren't generally cached on clients during development in the Development
environment. During development, static asset requests include the Cache-Control
header with a value of no-cache
or max-age
with a value of zero (0
).
During production in the Production
environment, JS files are usually cached by clients.
To disable client-side caching in browsers, developers usually adopt one of the following approaches:
- Disable caching when the browser's developer tools console is open. Guidance can be found in the developer tools documentation of each browser maintainer:
- Perform a manual browser refresh of any webpage of the Blazor app to reload JS files from the server. ASP.NET Core's HTTP Caching Middleware always honors a valid no-cache
Cache-Control
header sent by a client.
For more information, see:
::: moniker-end