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    MVC Fundamentals Exercise Hints

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    The document discusses various topics related to ASP.NET MVC fundamentals such as creating links, passing data to views, using partial views, and attribute routing. It provides code examples for how to generate links using HTML or the HtmlHelper class, pass a model directly to a view, conditionally render HTML using Razor syntax, and define attribute routes with constraints.

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    The document discusses various topics related to ASP.NET MVC fundamentals such as creating links, passing data to views, using partial views, and attribute routing. It provides code examples for how to generate links using HTML or the HtmlHelper class, pass a model directly to a view, conditionally render HTML using Razor syntax, and define attribute routes with constraints.

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    At a glance
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    The key takeaways are that there are different ways to create links in ASP.NET MVC like using raw HTML, ActionLink, or passing parameters to ActionLink. Views can be passed models or view models directly instead of using ViewData/ViewBag for cleaner code.

    Some ways to create links in ASP.NET MVC include using raw HTML tags, the ActionLink helper method, or passing parameters to ActionLink using an anonymous object.

    Using ActionLink queries the routing engine to generate URLs, so links will always be up to date if URLs change. However, changing URLs can break bookmarks. Raw HTML requires updating links manually if URLs change. Overall, either approach is valid based on personal preference.

    ASP.

    NET MVC Fundamentals By: Mosh Hamedani

    Exercise Hints

    Creating Links
    There are a few different ways to create links in ASP.NET MVC apps. The
    simplest way is to use raw HTML:

    <a href=/Movies/Index>View Movies</a>

    Alternatively, you can use the ActionLink method of HtmlHelper class:

    @Html.ActionLink(View Movies, Index, Movies)

    If the target action requires a parameter, you can use an anonymous object to pass
    parameter values:

    @Html.ActionLink(View Movies, Index, Movies, new { id =


    1 })

    This should generate a link like the following:

    /movies/index/1

    But for a reason only known to programmers at Microsoft, this method doesnt generate
    this link, unless you pass another argument to the ActionLink. This argument can be null
    or an anonymous object to render any additional HTML attributes:

    @Html.ActionLink(View Movies, Index, Movies, new { id =


    1 }, null)

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    So, ActionLink or raw HTML, which approach is better? ActionLink queries the routing
    engine for the URL associated with the given action. If you have a custom URL
    associated with an action, and change that URL in the future, ActionLink will pick the
    latest URL, so you don't need to make any changes. But with raw HTML, you need to
    update your links when URLs are changed.

    Having said, changing URLs is something you should avoid because these URLs are the
    public contract of your app and can be referenced by other apps or bookmarked by
    users. If you change them, all these bookmarks and external references will be broken.

    So, at the end, whether you prefer to use raw HTML or @Html.ActionLink() is your
    personal choice.

    HTML Tables
    In the demo I showed you, I used a few CSS classes on my HTML table to give it
    the look and feel you saw in the video. These classes are part of Bootstrap, a
    front-end framework for building modern, responsive applications.

    <table class=table table-bordered table-hover>

    Type Helper Method

    ViewResult View()

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    Type Helper Method

    PartialViewResult PartialView()

    ContentResult Content()

    RedirectResult Redirect()

    RedirectToRouteResult RedirectToAction()

    JsonResult Json()

    FileResult File()

    HttpNotFoundResult HttpNotFound()

    EmptyResult

    Action Parameters
    Sources
    Embedded in the URL: /movies/edit/1
    In the query string: /movies/edit?id=1
    In the form data

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    Convention-based Routes
    routes.MapRoute(
    MoviesByReleaseDate,
    movies/released/{year}/{month},
    new {
    controller = Movies,
    action = MoviesReleaseByDate
    },
    new {
    year = @\d{4}, month = @\d{2}
    } isFavorite = false;
    }

    Attribute Routes
    [Route(movies/released/{year}/{month})
    public ActionResult MoviesByReleaseDate(int year, int month)
    {
    }

    To apply a constraint use a colon:

    month:regex(\\d{2}):range(1, 12)

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    Passing Data to Views


    Avoid using ViewData and ViewBag because they are fragile. Plus, you have to do extra
    casting, which makes your code ugly. Pass a model (or a view model) directly to a view:

    return View(movie);

    Razor Views

    @if ()
    {
    // C# code or HTML
    }

    @foreach ()
    {
    }

    Render a class (or any attributes) conditionally:

    @{
    var className = Model.Customers.Count > 5 ? popular : null;
    }
    <h2 class=@className></h2>

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    Partial Views
    To render:

    @Html.Partial(_NavBar)

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