RenderBody
RenderBody is a Razor layout method that renders a child view’s unassigned body content at the method’s location.
ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
RenderBody is the Razor layout method that renders the body content supplied by a child view at its invocation location.
- How it is used
- Places child-view content inside shared Razor layout markup.
- How deep it goes
- Explains the insertion mechanic, layout requirement, rendered result, and alternatives through sections and nested layouts.
- Examples
- Uses a basic _Layout.cshtml, a home view, rendered HTML, and a two-column layout with a sidebar section.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via Razor layouts to combine shared page structure with view-specific content.
Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition
RenderBody is a Razor layout method that inserts a view's content not assigned to a section into the rendered response.
- How it is used
- Places view-specific Razor output inside a shared layout during response rendering.
- How deep it goes
- Explains inheritance, layout selection, and section boundaries, but does not descend into Razor rendering internals.
- Examples
- Uses _Layout.cshtml with shared HTML, a Product view, and table content inserted through RenderBody.
- What you can do after
- Builds a shared Razor layout that renders unsectioned view content at a chosen location.
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Related concepts
- layoutused by · A layout is the arrangement and positioning of content or interface elements within a page, screen, or other visual area.
- Razor layoutused by · A Razor layout is a reusable template that defines shared page structure around the content of individual Razor views.
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