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MVC Forms

This topic is important to me because I’m interested in how to make web applications with razor pages and see the difference between react sites.

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View Models

4 Ways to make a form in .NET MVC

View Models

The view handles the app’s data presentation and UI. A view is an HTML template with embedded Razor markup. Razor markup is code that interacts with HTML markup to produce a webpage that’s sent to the client.

Views help serperation of concerns within an MVC application by seperating the UI markup from other parts of the app.

4 Ways to make a form in .NET MVC

1. Using HTML Form:
   • The simplest method involves using standard HTML forms in MVC views.
   • HTML <form> elements are used to define the form and its elements (input fields, buttons, etc.).
   • The form can be submitted to a controller action for further processing.
2. Using Html.BeginForm():
   • Html.BeginForm() is a helper method that generates the opening <form> tag with the correct action and method attributes.
   • This method simplifies form creation and ensures that the form is properly associated with a controller action.
3. Using Ajax.BeginForm():
   • Ajax.BeginForm() is a helper method that creates an AJAX form, allowing asynchronous form submission without a full page refresh.
   • It utilizes JavaScript to handle the asynchronous behavior and update specific parts of the page based on the AJAX response.
4. Using Form Tag Helper:
   • Form Tag Helper (<form asp-controller="" asp-action="">) is a newer and more intuitive way to create forms in ASP.NET Core.
   • It uses tag helpers in Razor views to simplify form creation, making the code cleaner and more readable.
   • The asp-controller and asp-action attributes specify the controller and action to which the form will be submitted.

Things I want to know more about

I want to know more about are using Razor pages to make web sites. I want to know more about why people are using Razor pages.