Razor is an ASP.NET programming syntax used to create dynamic web pages with the C# or VB.NET programming languages. Razor was introduced in June 2010[4] and was released for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 in January 2011.[5] Razor is a simple-syntax view engine and was released as part of MVC 3 and the WebMatrix tool set.[5]

Razor
Original authorMicrosoft
Developer.NET Foundation
Initial releaseJune 2010; 16 years ago (2010-06)
Stable release
3.3.0 / October 23, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-10-23)[1]
Preview release
4.0.0-rc1 / November 18, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-11-18)
Written inC#, VB.NET, HTML
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows[2]
TypeWeb application framework
LicenseApache License 2.0[3]
Websitewww.asp.net/web-pages
Repositorygithub.com/aspnet/Razor
github.com/aspnet/AspNetWebStack
github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore
Razor file formats
Filename extension
.razor, .cshtml, .vbhtml
Internet media type
text/html
Developed byMicrosoft

Razor became a component of AspNetWebStack and then became a part of ASP.NET Core.[6]

Design

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The Razor syntax is a template markup syntax, based on the C# programming language, that enables the programmer to use an HTML construction workflow.[clarification needed] 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.[7] 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.[4] Other advantages that have been noted:[8]

See also

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References

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  1. "Microsoft ASP.NET Razor". NuGet. Archived from the original on 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  2. "Introduction to Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core". learn.microsoft.com. 27 September 2024. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. "Razor/LICENSE.txt at master · aspnet/Razor · GitHub". GitHub. 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 "ScottGu's Blog - Introducing "Razor" – a new view engine for ASP.NET". asp.net. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  5. 1 2 "MSDN Blogs". msdn.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  6. Chadwick, Jess (9 September 2011). Programming Razor: Tools for Templates in ASP.NET MVC or WebMatrix. O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4493-1716-4.
  7. Jon Galloway (19 February 2020). "MVC 3 - Razor View Engine". The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. "ASP.NET MVC View Engine Comparison". stackoverflow.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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