ASP.NET Razor
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[3] and was released for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 in January 2011.[4] Razor is a simple-syntax view engine and was released as part of MVC 3 and the WebMatrix tool set.[4]
| Original author(s) | Microsoft | 
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | .NET Foundation | 
| Initial release | June 2010 | 
| Stable release | 3.2.7
   /    November 29, 2018[1] | 
| Preview release | 4.0.0-rc1
   / November 18, 2015 | 
| Repository | github github github | 
| Written in | C#, VB.NET, HTML | 
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows | 
| Type | Web application framework | 
| License | Apache License 2.0[2] | 
| Website | www | 
| Filename extension | .razor,.cshtml,.vbhtml | 
|---|---|
| Internet media type | 
text/html | 
| Developed by | Microsoft | 
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.[5] 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.[3] Other advantages that have been noted:[6]
- 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.
- "Razor/LICENSE.txt at master · aspnet/Razor · GitHub". GitHub.
- "ScottGu's Blog - Introducing "Razor" – a new view engine for ASP.NET". asp.net.
- "MSDN Blogs". msdn.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- Jon Galloway. "MVC 3 - Razor View Engine". The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site.
- "ASP.NET MVC View Engine Comparison". stackoverflow.com.
External links
    
|  | Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: .NET Development Foundation | 
- 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



