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V24.2

DxTreeList.EmptyDataAreaTemplate Property

Specifies the template used to display an empty data area.

Namespace: DevExpress.Blazor

Assembly: DevExpress.Blazor.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Blazor

Declaration

[Parameter]
public RenderFragment<TreeListEmptyDataAreaTemplateContext> EmptyDataAreaTemplate { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
RenderFragment<TreeListEmptyDataAreaTemplateContext>

Template content.

Remarks

The TreeList displays an empty data area in the following cases:

  • The Data property is unset or equals null.
  • The TreeList is bound to an empty data source.
  • The TreeList sends the first request to a remote data source and waits for a response.
  • None of the TreeList data items matches the current filter criteria.

Define the EmptyDataAreaTemplate to customize content displayed in the empty data area. If you add only inline HTML elements to the template, the TreeList applies default style settings of the empty data area to the template content.

The template context parameter includes the TreeList property. This property allows you to access the TreeList component and use its extensive API to identify the current component state. In the following code snippet, the empty data area displays different text strings based on the TreeList state:

Customize Empty Data Area Content

@inject EmployeeTaskService EmployeeTaskService

<DxTreeList Data="TreeListData" KeyFieldName="Id" ParentKeyFieldName="ParentId" ShowFilterRow="true">
    <Columns>
        <DxTreeListDataColumn FieldName="Name" Caption="Task" />
        <DxTreeListDataColumn FieldName="EmployeeName" />
        <DxTreeListDataColumn FieldName="StartDate" />
        <DxTreeListDataColumn FieldName="DueDate" />
    </Columns>
    <EmptyDataAreaTemplate>
        <b>@GetEmptyDataAreaMessage(context.TreeList)</b>
    </EmptyDataAreaTemplate>
</DxTreeList>

@code {
    List<EmployeeTask> TreeListData { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized() {
        TreeListData = EmployeeTaskService.GenerateData();
    }
    string GetEmptyDataAreaMessage(ITreeList treelist) {
        var hasFilter = !object.ReferenceEquals(treelist.GetFilterCriteria(), null);
        var waitingForData = !treelist.WaitForDataLoadAsync().IsCompleted;

        if (treelist.Data == null) // Checks whether the TreeList contains data
            return "Please configure your treelist";
        if (waitingForData) // Checks whether data is loading
            return "Loading data...";
        if ((treelist.Data as IEnumerable<object>).Count() == 0)
            return "The data source is empty.";
        if (hasFilter) // Checks whether all items are hidden by the filter
            return "No items match your search.";
        return "No data to display";
    }
}
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