WebSharper

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WebSharper is an

Unlike many other web-programming toolkits, WebSharper offers a rich set of abstractions and DSL syntax for common web-related chores, such as composing HTML, defining web forms, managing required resources and handling URLs safely.[1]

Extensions

WebSharper extensions include

• Bing Maps
• DHTMLX
• Ext JS
• Formlets for jQuery UI
• Formlets for jQuery Mobile
• GlMatrix
• Google Maps
• Google Visualization
• InfoVis
• jQuery Mobile
• jQuery Tools
• jQuery UI
• Kendo UI
• Modernizr
• O3D
• Protovis
• Raphaël
• Sencha Touch
• TinyMCE
• Twitter
• WebGL
• YUI Library

Development environments

WebSharper can be used with any text editor. WebSharper can also be used with

As a general framework for making web apps, WebSharper is also capable of being used as a framework for making mobile and tablet apps, either by making the needed widgets and animations from scratch, or by using one of the mobile frameworks for WebSharper. An HTML5 app written in WebSharper can have separate views for Tablets and Mobile phones.

Examples

The following sample displays a single HTML paragraph:

[<JavaScript>]
let Main () = Div [ P [Text "Welcome"] ]

The matching server-side code is also written in F#:

type HelloWorldViewer() =
    inherit Web.Control()
  
    [<JavaScript>]
    override this.Body = HelloWorld.Main () :> Html.IPagelet

See also

• F#
• Comparison of JavaScript frameworks
• Comparison of web frameworks

Notes

References

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• Official website