ASP.NET Razor

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Razor
Original author(s)Microsoft
Developer(s).NET Foundation
Initial releaseJune 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06)
Stable release
3.2.7 / November 29, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11-29)[1]
Preview release
4.0.0-rc1 / November 18, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-11-18)
Apache License 2.0[3]
Websitewww.asp.net/web-pages
Razor file formats
Filename extension
.razor, .cshtml, .vbhtml
Internet media type
text/html
Developed byMicrosoft

Razor is an

WebMatrix tool set.[5]

Razor became a component of AspNetWebStack and then became a part of ASP.NET Core.[6]

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.[clarification needed] Instead of using the ASP.NET Web Forms (.aspx) markup syntax with <%= %> symbols to indicate code blocks, Razor syntax starts code blocks with an @ 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.[7] 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.[4] Other advantages that have been noted:[8]

  • Supports
    IntelliSense
    – statement completion support
  • Supports "layouts" – an alternative to the "master page" concept in classic Web Forms (.aspx)
  • Unit testable

See also

References

  1. ^ "Microsoft ASP.NET Razor". NuGet.
  2. ^ "Introduction to Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core". learn.microsoft.com.
  3. ^ "Razor/LICENSE.txt at master · aspnet/Razor · GitHub". GitHub. 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "ScottGu's Blog - Introducing "Razor" – a new view engine for ASP.NET". asp.net.
  5. ^ a b "MSDN Blogs". msdn.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
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  7. ^ Jon Galloway. "MVC 3 - Razor View Engine". The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site.
  8. ^ "ASP.NET MVC View Engine Comparison". stackoverflow.com.