ASP.NET Razor
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | June 2010 |
Stable release |
3.2.3
/ February 9, 2015[1] |
Preview release |
4.0.0-rc1
/ November 18, 2015 |
Written in | C#, VB.NET, HTML |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Type | Web application framework |
License | Apache 2.0[2] |
Website |
www |
Filename extension |
.cshtml, .vbhtml |
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Internet media type |
text/html |
Developed by | Microsoft |
Razor is an ASP.NET programming syntax used to create dynamic web pages with the C# or Visual Basic .NET programming languages. Razor was in development in June 2010[3] and was released for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 in January 2011.[4] Razor is a simple-syntax view engine and was released as part of MVC 3 and the WebMatrix tool set.[4]
Design
The Razor syntax is a template markup syntax, based on the C# programming language, that enables the programmer to use an HTML construction workflow. Instead of using the ASP.NET Web Forms (.aspx) markup syntax with <%= %>
symbols to indicate code blocks, Razor syntax starts code blocks with a @ character and does not require explicit closing of the code-block.
The idea behind Razor is to provide an optimized syntax for HTML generation using a code-focused templating approach, with minimal transition between HTML and code.[5] The design reduces the number of characters and keystrokes, and enables a more fluid coding workflow by not requiring explicitly denoted server blocks within the HTML code.[3] Other advantages that have been noted:[6]
- Supports IntelliSense (statement completion support)
- Unit Testable
- Supports "layouts" (an alternative to the "master page" concept in classic Web Forms (.aspx) pages)
References
- ↑ "Microsoft ASP.NET Razor". NuGet.
- ↑ "Razor/LICENSE.txt at dev · aspnet/Razor · GitHub". GitHub.
- 1 2 "ScottGu's Blog - Introducing "Razor" – a new view engine for ASP.NET". asp.net.
- 1 2 "MSDN Blogs". msdn.com. Microsoft.
- ↑ Jon Galloway. "MVC 3 - Razor View Engine". The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site.
- ↑ "ASP.NET MVC View Engine Comparison". stackoverflow.com.