| Original author(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | .NET Foundation |
| Initial release | June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06) |
| Stable release | 3.2.7 / November 29, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-11-29) |
| Preview release | 4.0.0-rc1 / November 18, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-11-18) |
| Repository | github github github |
| Written in | C#, VB.NET, HTML |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Web application framework |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | www |
| Filename extension |
.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
References
- "Microsoft ASP.NET Razor". NuGet.
- "Introduction to Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core". learn.microsoft.com. 27 September 2024.
- "Razor/LICENSE.txt at master · aspnet/Razor · GitHub". GitHub. 12 October 2022.
- ^ "ScottGu's Blog - Introducing "Razor" – a new view engine for ASP.NET". asp.net. 3 July 2010.
- ^ "MSDN Blogs". msdn.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- Chadwick, Jess (9 September 2011). Programming Razor: Tools for Templates in ASP.NET MVC or WebMatrix. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN 978-1-4493-1716-4.
- Jon Galloway (19 February 2020). "MVC 3 - Razor View Engine". The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site.
- "ASP.NET MVC View Engine Comparison". stackoverflow.com.
External links
- Introduction to Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core at Microsoft Docs
- Overview of ASP.NET Core MVC at Microsoft Docs
- Razor on GitHub (archived). Current development is held at aspnetcore on GitHub
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