Getting Started with the SkeletonContainer
This tutorial explains how to set up a basic Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC SkeletonContainer and highlights the major steps in the configuration of the component.
You will initialize a SkeletonContainer component.
Prerequisites
To successfully complete the tutorial, you need a project that is already configured to use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC components:
To create a new pre-configured project for the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC components, you can use a project template.
To manually configure an existing project by using NuGet, see the Adding Telerik UI through NuGet.
1. Prepare the CSHTML File
The first step is to add the required directives at the top of the .cshtml document:
-
To use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC HtmlHelpers:
@using Kendo.Mvc.UI
Optionally, you can structure the document by adding the desired HTML elements like headings, divs, paragraphs, and others.
@using Kendo.Mvc.UI
<h4>SkeletonContainer</h4>
2. Initialize the SkeletonContainer
Use the SkeletonContainer HtmlHelper to add the component to a page:
- The
Name()configuration method is mandatory as its value is used for theidand thenameattributes of the SkeletonContainer element. - The
Template()configuration method defines a template that will be used to visualize the skeleton shapes..
<h4>SkeletonContainer</h4>
@section HeadContent
{
<style>
.k-card-header {
display: flex;
height: 70px;
}
.user-info {
padding-left: 10px;
}
.cards-container {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
}
.cards-container > div {
margin: 5%;
}
.cards-container .k-card .k-card-subtitle {
margin-top: 5px;
}
.avatar {
border-radius: 50%;
width: 40px;
height: 40px;
}
.k-card {
width: 340px;
height: 350px;
}
.k-card-footer {
text-align: center;
}
</style>
}
<div class="cards-container">
@(Html.Kendo().SkeletonContainer()
.Name("skeleton")
.Template("<div class='k-card'>" +
"<div class='k-card-header'>" +
"<div>" +
"<span data-shape-circle class='k-card-media avatar'></span>" +
"</div>" +
"<div class='user-info' style='width: 100%;'>" +
"<span data-shape-text class='k-card-title'></span>" +
"<span data-shape-text class='k-card-subtitle' style='width: 35%;'></span>" +
"</div>" +
"</div>" +
"<span data-shape-rectangle style='width: 340px; height: 225px; '></span>" +
"<div class='k-card-body'>" +
"<span data-shape-text></span>" +
"</div>" +
"</div>")
)
<div class="k-card">
<div class="k-card-header">
<div style="width:40px; height:40px;">
<img alt="Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core SkeletonContainer avatar" class="k-card-media avatar" src="@Url.Content("~/shared/web/skeleton/avatar.jpg")" />
</div>
<div class="user-info">
<h5 class="k-card-title">Tom Smith</h5>
<h6 class="k-card-subtitle">5 hours ago</h6>
</div>
</div>
<img alt="Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core SkeletonContainer Prague" class="k-card-media" src="@Url.Content("~/shared/web/skeleton/card-thumbnail.jpg")" />
<div class="k-card-body">
<p>Having so much fun in Prague! #NaZdravi</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
3. Use the Animation Configuration of the SkeletonContainer
The next step is to configure Animation configuration. The Animation configuration defines a value determining whether the items will be animated.
@using Kendo.Mvc.UI
<h4>SkeletonContainer</h4>
@section HeadContent
{
<style>
.k-card-header {
display: flex;
height: 70px;
}
.user-info {
padding-left: 10px;
}
.cards-container {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
}
.cards-container > div {
margin: 5%;
}
.cards-container .k-card .k-card-subtitle {
margin-top: 5px;
}
.avatar {
border-radius: 50%;
width: 40px;
height: 40px;
}
.k-card {
width: 340px;
height: 350px;
}
.k-card-footer {
text-align: center;
}
</style>
}
<div class="cards-container">
@(Html.Kendo().SkeletonContainer()
.Name("skeleton")
.Animation(SkeletonContainerAnimation.Pulse)
.Template("<div class='k-card'>" +
"<div class='k-card-header'>" +
"<div>" +
"<span data-shape-circle class='k-card-media avatar'></span>" +
"</div>" +
"<div class='user-info' style='width: 100%;'>" +
"<span data-shape-text class='k-card-title'></span>" +
"<span data-shape-text class='k-card-subtitle' style='width: 35%;'></span>" +
"</div>" +
"</div>" +
"<span data-shape-rectangle style='width: 340px; height: 225px; '></span>" +
"<div class='k-card-body'>" +
"<span data-shape-text></span>" +
"</div>" +
"</div>")
)
<div class="k-card">
<div class="k-card-header">
<div style="width:40px; height:40px;">
<img alt="Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core SkeletonContainer avatar" class="k-card-media avatar" src="@Url.Content("~/shared/web/skeleton/avatar.jpg")" />
</div>
<div class="user-info">
<h5 class="k-card-title">Tom Smith</h5>
<h6 class="k-card-subtitle">5 hours ago</h6>
</div>
</div>
<img alt="Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core SkeletonContainer Prague" class="k-card-media" src="@Url.Content("~/shared/web/skeleton/card-thumbnail.jpg")" />
<div class="k-card-body">
<p>Having so much fun in Prague! #NaZdravi</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
5. (Optional) Reference Existing SkeletonContainer Instances
You can reference the SkeletonContainer instances that you have created and build on top of their existing configuration:
-
Use the
idattribute of the component instance to establish a reference.<script> var skeletoncontainer = $("#skeleton").data("kendoSkeletonContainer"); // skeletoncontainer is a reference to the existing skeletoncontainer instance of the helper. </script>
Explore this Tutorial in REPL
You can continue experimenting with the code sample above by running it in the Telerik REPL server playground: