What are Layouts in ASP.NET MVC?

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Layouts are used to maintain a consistent look and feel across multiple views within ASP.NET MVC application. As compared to Web Forms, layouts serve the same purpose as master pages, but offer a simple syntax and greater flexibility. A basic structure of layout is given below:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8" />
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
        <title>@ViewBag.Title</title>
        @Styles.Render("~/Content/css")
        @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/modernizr")
    </head>
    <body>
        @RenderBody()
        @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jquery")
        @RenderSection("scripts", required: false)
    </body>
</html>

You can use a layout to define a common template for your site. A layout can be declared at the top of view as:

@{
    Layout = "~/Views/Shared/SiteLayout.cshtml";
}

 

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