ASP.NET Razor
| Original author(s) | Microsoft |
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| Developer(s) | .NET Foundation |
| Initial release | June 2010; 10 years ago (2010-06) |
| Stable release | 3.2.7
/ November 29, 2018; 2 years ago (2018-11-29)
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| Preview release | 4.0.0-rc1
/ November 18, 2015; 5 years ago (2015-11-18)
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| Repository | |
| Written in | C#, VB.NET, HTML |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Web application framework |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website |
| .razor, .cshtml, .vbhtml | |
| Internet media type | text/html |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
Razor is an ASP.NET programming syntax used to create dynamic web pages with the C# or VB.NET programming languages.
Razor was in development in June 2010 and was released for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 in January 2011.
Razor is a simple-syntax view engine and was released as part of MVC 3 and the WebMatrix tool set.
Razor became a component of AspNetWebStack and then became a part of ASP.NET Core.
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.
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.
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.
Other advantages that have been noted:
- Supports IntelliSense – statement completion support
- Supports "layouts" – an alternative to the "master page" concept in classic Web Forms (.aspx)
- Unit testable
See also
Credits to the contents of this page go to the authors of the corresponding Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASP.NET Razor.