ASP.

NET MVC 3
Buu Nguyen
Buu Nguyen
Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET)
Vice President of Technology, KMS Technology
Lecturer, RMIT University Vietnam
ASP.NET MVC 3 Features
Major Improvements Minor Improvements

NuGet Sessionless Controllers

Razor View Engine ViewBag Property
HTML Helpers JSON Model Binding
Dependency Injection Granular Input Validation
Model Validation Partial Page Output Cache
Global Action Filters
New Action Result Types
ASP.NET MVC OVERVIEW
Technology Stack
Demo: Travel Log Web App
NUGET
NuGet - Package Manager for .NET
Available at http://nuget.codeplex.com/
Package Manager Console
Building NuGet Package
Authoring support
Define dependencies
Transform configuration file and source
Add initialization to web app startup via WebActivator

Contribute at http://nuget.org/Contribute/Index
Demo: Combres NuGet Package
RAZOR VIEW ENGINE
Web Forms vs. Razor
 Basic Syntax
Razor ASPX Description
@exp <%: exp %> Encode and output an expression to the page
@(exp) <%: exp %> Explicit expression, e.g. @(imagePath).jpg
@{ stms; } <% stms; %> Execute code statements
@Html.Raw(exp) <%= exp %> Output an expression to the page
@* cmt *@ <%-- cmt --%> Comment out code block
@if(cond) { <% Execute conditional statements
stm; if (cond) {
} else { stms; Other constructs work the same way: @foreach,
stms; } else {
@for, @while, @switch, @try etc.
} stms;
}
%>
Transition to Code
As soon as Razor parser encounters the syntax mentioned in
Basic Syntax, it switches to code mode
Escape @ by using @@, e.g. Tweets by @@buunguyen
Transition to Markup
Option 1:
HTML Block

Option 2:
Text Block

Option 3:
Single line markup
Directives

or
Functions
Layout
_ViewStart.cshtml
Code in _ViewStart.cshtml executes before view rendering
Hierarchical, subfolders override parent folders
Razor Configuration
Demo: Razor in Travel Log
HTML HELPERS
Declarative HTML Helpers
Alternative way to write reusable rendering blocks
Can be placed into App_Code folder
New HTML Helpers (both declarative & traditional)

Built-in microsoft-web-helpers

Chart ReCaptcha
WebGrid LinkShare
WebImage Gravatar
Bing
Crypto
Analytics
WebMail
FileUpload
Video
Twitter
FaceBook
Demo: Declarative Helpers in Travel Log
DEPENDENCY INJECTION
Injecting Dependencies into Controllers
DI Points in ASP.NET MVC 3
registering & injecting controller factories
Controllers injecting controllers

registering & injecting view engines

Views injecting view pages

Action Filters locating & injecting filters

Model Binders registering & injecting

Value Providers registering & injecting

Validation Providers registering & injecting

Model Metadata registering & injecting

Providers
IDependencyResolver
Activators
Useful when you dont use an IoC container
Demo: Dependency Injection in Travel Log
MODEL VALIDATION
Model Validation
[Required] A value must be provided

[Range] Value must be in a given range e.g. 1-10

[RegularExpression] Value must satisfy a regular expression

[StringLength] Value must be a min length and less than the max length

[Compare] Value must equal another property e.g. password

[Remote] Value is validated remotely via JSON

Extensible Custom model validators

Other Validation Improvements
Self-validating model with IValidatableObject
ValidationContext for multi-property validation
Client-validation is enabled by default
jQuery Validate plugin is used by default
Unobtrusive client-side validation
EF4 CTP5 works with validation attributes
Demo: Remote Validator in Travel Log
MINOR IMPROVEMENTS
Sessionless Controllers
ViewBag Property

Note: can be used exchangeably with ViewData dictionary

JSON Model Binding
Granular Input Validation
Partial Page Output Cache
Global Action Filters

Note: all MVC 3 filters are effectively singleton, dont use instance states
New Action Result Types
HttpNotFoundResult
HttpStatusCodeResult
RedirectPermanent
RedirectToRoutePermanent
RedirectToActionPermanent
Demo: Apply to Travel Log
Q&A
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