Blazor Server
Blazor Server is a Blazor hosting model in which component execution and event handling occur on the server while UI updates are sent to the browser.
ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
Blazor Server is a Blazor hosting model in which UI rendering and event handling execute on the server while updates are sent to the browser.
- How it is used
- Builds stateful, interactive server-rendered applications that send UI events and updates over WebSockets.
- How deep it goes
- Defines server rendering, statefulness, and WebSocket updates but stops short of implementation internals.
- Examples
- Uses gradual page-by-page migration from Web Forms as the concrete application scenario.
- What you can do after
- Evaluate/understand when server-rendered, stateful interaction fits better than browser-based Blazor WebAssembly.
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Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition
Blazor Server is a Blazor hosting model in which application code executes on an ASP.NET Core server while the client maintains a connection to that server.
- How it is used
- Adds responsive browser interaction to ASP.NET Core applications while executing application C# code on the server.
- How deep it goes
- Explains the event-and-update flow and outlines configuration, component events, and binding; defers advanced features.
- Examples
- Contrasts city selection with a full-page form response and uses an order-and-product administration interface.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch using AddServerSideBlazor, MapBlazorHub, and Razor Components with event handling and binding.
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Related concepts
- persistent connectionuses · A persistent connection is a communication link kept open for reuse across multiple messages or operations, rather than reestablished for each exchange.
- WebSocketuses · WebSocket is a network protocol that enables persistent, bidirectional, full-duplex communication between endpoints over a single TCP connection.
- Blazorkind of · Blazor is a .NET web UI framework for building interactive web applications with .NET and Razor components.
- Razor componenthas part · A Razor component is a reusable user-interface unit defined with Razor markup and .NET code that can render content and handle interactions.
- ASP.NET Web Formsalternative to · ASP.NET Web Forms is a Microsoft server-side web application framework based on page-oriented development, server controls, and event-driven programming.
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