s&box UI: Building HUD and menus with Razor PanelComponent — BuildHash, BindClass, StateHasChanged

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significantruntime#sbox#csharp#ui#razor#game-developmentcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, building HUD and menu UI requires Razor components (PanelComponent), not Unity-style OnGUI or uGUI. Developers don't know how to trigger re-renders, bind CSS classes dynamically, or structure the component lifecycle. BuildHash() is the key re-render trigger that many miss.

// solution

s&box UI uses Razor (.razor files) paired with PanelComponent. Key patterns:

// MyHud.razor — Razor component @inherits PanelComponent @using Sandbox;

<root class="my-hud"> <div class="health">@Health</div> </root>

@code { // BuildHash controls when the panel re-renders. // Return a hash of all values that affect the UI. protected override int BuildHash() => HashCode.Combine(Health, IsAlive);

int Health =&gt; GameManager.Instance?.PlayerHealth ?? 0;
bool IsAlive =&gt; GameManager.Instance?.IsAlive ?? false;

}

// Attach to a GameObject in the scene — add MyHud component. // For world-space UI, parent the GameObject to a WorldPanel.

// Dynamic CSS classes from C#: BindClass("hidden", () => !IsAlive); AddClass("active"); SetClass("highlighted", isHighlighted);

// Force re-render manually: StateHasChanged();

// SCSS lives in a .scss file with the same name as the .razor file. // Use overflow: visible on labels to avoid text clipping.

API: https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.PanelComponent

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