Introduction to ASP'NET MVC

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Introduction toASP.NET MVC

• Brad Wilson, ASP.NET MVC team
• bradwils_at_microsoft.com
• http//bradwilson.typepad.com
• http//twitter.com/bradwilson

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ASP.NET WebForms
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WebForms Illustrated
Page
Request
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WebForms Illustrated
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Page
Magic Happens Here
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WebForms Illustrated
Page
Response
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Model-View-Controller(Separated Presentation)
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Model

• Domain-specific representation of data
• Business logic
• Storage layer is an implementation detail

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View

• Presents data to the user
• Read-only views as well as forms
• Minimal display-only logic

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Controller

• Responds to requests
• Connects models to view
• Invokes model code as appropriate

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MVC Illustrated
Controller
Request
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MVC Illustrated
Model
State Change
Controller
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MVC Illustrated
Model
Controller
View
Display
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MVC Illustrated
Model
Get Data
Controller
View
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MVC Illustrated
Model
Controller
View
Response
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SingleResponsibilityPrincipal
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How ASP.NET MVC Works

• Routes define how requests are dispatched
• Controller is a class action is the method
  thats executed
• By default, views are .aspx files without
  code-behind

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Demo
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Resources
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MVC Futureshttp//aspnet.codeplex.com/

• Missing HTML helpers (button, image, mailto)
• Expression-based HTML helpers
• Asynchronous controllers
• Model binders (byte array, LINQ to SQL binary,
  upload)
• Controller attributes (AcceptAjax, ContentType,
  RequireSsl)
• MVC server controls (with designer support)

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MVC Contribhttp//mvccontrib.codeplex.com/

• Dependency Injection Controller Factories
• Castle Windsor, Ninject, Unity, Spring.net,
  StructureMap
• Alternate View Engines
• Spark, Brail, NVelocity, XSL-T
• Sub-Controllers, Convention Controller
• Fluent HTML Helpers
• Snippets for Visual Studio Resharper

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http//www.asp.net/mvc

• Downloads
• Online documentation
• Step-by-step tutorials
• Instructional videos
• Site design gallery
• Discussion forums

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Blogs

• Scott Guthrie http//weblogs.asp.net/scott
  gu/
• Phil Haack http//haacked.com/
• Rob Conery http//blog.wekeroad.com/
• Scott Hanselman http//www.hanselman.com/
• Me! ) http//bradwilson.typepad
  .com/