Razor Pages
Razor Pages is an ASP.NET Core page-focused programming model in which independently addressable pages combine Razor markup with request-handling logic.
ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
A Razor Page is an independently addressable ASP.NET Core page endpoint typically composed of a .cshtml view file and an associated PageModel class.
- How it is used
- Builds page-based, server-rendered HTML applications for direct browser use, including pages that receive form data.
- How deep it goes
- Works through template setup, page files, handlers, routing, and binding; defers detailed Razor Pages model binding.
- Examples
- Uses a template's Home and Privacy pages and a category-filtered to-do list page.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch using the ASP.NET Core Web App template, then add page endpoints and customize their routes.
Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition
A Razor Page is an ASP.NET Core page artifact that combines Razor markup with page-specific request-handling code.
- How it is used
- Uses page-focused markup and handlers to generate HTML for self-contained features alongside MVC controllers.
- How deep it goes
- Works through configuration, routing, page models, handlers, layouts, and CRUD; defers detailed form and antiforgery mechanics.
- Examples
- Builds a shopping cart, an order-completion page, GET/POST product editing, and separate product CRUD pages.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch: configure Razor Pages, route requests, handle forms, and assemble database-backed HTML features.
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.NET in Action, Second Edition
A Razor page is an ASP.NET Core web page that combines view rendering with request-handling logic without requiring an explicit controller.
- How it is used
- Builds server-rendered ASP.NET Core web interfaces when page-level request handling is simpler than introducing explicit controllers.
- How deep it goes
- Explains directives, routing setup, PageModel conventions, and working GET and POST implementations, but covers only basic Razor syntax.
- Examples
- Demonstrates home and error pages plus an ASCII-art form using Figgle and a shared navigation layout.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch as a functional ASP.NET Core page with markup, code-behind, GET or POST handlers, and navigation.
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Related concepts
- page directiveuses · The @page directive is a Razor directive that identifies a file as a routable Razor Page.
- MapRazorPagesconfigured by · MapRazorPages is an ASP.NET Core endpoint-mapping method that registers an application's Razor Pages with its routing system.
- ASP.NET Coreuses · ASP.NET Core is Microsoft’s cross-platform, open-source framework for building web applications and services on the .NET platform.
- Razor syntaxuses · Razor syntax is a templating syntax that combines markup with embedded .NET code and directives to generate web content.
- routinguses · Routing is the selection of a path, destination, or processing component to direct an item, request, or flow toward an intended endpoint.
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