Url helpers allows you to render HTML links and raw URLs. The output of these helpers is dependent on the routing configuration of your ASP.NET MVC application. HTML Element Example Relative URL @Url.Content(“~/Files/asp.netmvc.pdf”) Output: /Files/asp.netmvc.pdf Based on action/controller @Html.ActionLink(“About Us”, “About”, “Home”) Output: <a href=”/Home/About”>About Us</a> @Html.ActionLink(“About Me”, “About”, “Home”,… Continue reading
There are three types of HTML helpers as given below: Inline Html Helpers – These are create in the same view by using the Razor @helper tag. These helpers can be reused only on the same view. @helper ListingItems(string[] items) { <ol> @foreach (string item in items) { <li>@item</li> }… Continue reading
These helpers figure out what HTML elements are required to render based on properties of your model class. This is a very flexible approach for displaying data to the user, although it requires some initial care and attention to set up. To setup proper HTML element with Templated HTML Helper,… Continue reading
These helpers are used to render the most common types of HTML elements in strongly typed view like as HTML text boxes, checkboxes etc. The HTML elements are created based on model properties. The strongly typed HTML helpers work on lambda expression. The model object is passed as a value… Continue reading
These helpers are used to render the most common types of HTML elements like as HTML text boxes, checkboxes etc. A list of most common standard html helpers is given below: HTML Element Example TextBox @Html.TextBox(“Textbox1”, “val”) Output: <input id=”Textbox1″ name=”Textbox1″ type=”text” value=”val” /> TextArea @Html.TextArea(“Textarea1”, “val”, 5, 15, null)… Continue reading
An HTML Helper is just a method that returns a HTML string. The string can represent any type of content that you want. For example, you can use HTML Helpers to render standard HTML tags like HTML <input>, <button> and <img> tags etc. You can also create your own HTML… Continue reading
The main differences between ASP.NET Web Form and ASP.NET MVC are given below: Razor View Engine Webform View Engine Razor Engine is an advanced view engine that was introduced with MVC3. This is not a new language but it is a new markup syntax. Web Form Engine is the default… Continue reading
Yes, you can remove default view engines (Razor and WebForm) provided by ASP.NET MVC. protected void Application_Start() { //Remove All View Engine including Webform and Razor ViewEngines.Engines.Clear(); }
To use your custom View Engine, you need to register it by using global.asax.cs file Application_Start() method, so that the framework will use your custom View Engine instead of the default one. protected void Application_Start() { //Register Custom View Engine ViewEngines.Engines.Add(new CustomViewEngine()); //other code is removed for clarity }
ASP.NET MVC is an open source and highly extensible framework. You can create your own View engine by Implementing IViewEngine interface or by inheriting VirtualPathProviderViewEngine abstract class. public class CustomViewEngine: VirtualPathProviderViewEngine { public CustomViewEngine() { // Define the location of the View and Partial View this.ViewLocationFormats = new string[] {… Continue reading