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Bootstrap for ASP.NET MVC

You're reading from   Bootstrap for ASP.NET MVC Combine the power of ASP.NET Core with Bootstrap 4 to build elegant, responsive web apps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785889479
Length 186 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Pieter van der Westhuizen Pieter van der Westhuizen
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Preface 1. Getting Started with ASP.NET Core and Bootstrap 4 2. Using Bootstrap CSS and HTML Elements FREE CHAPTER 3. Using Bootstrap Components 4. Using Bootstrap JavaScript Components 5. Creating MVC Bootstrap Helper and Tag Helpers 6. Converting a Bootstrap HTML Template into a Usable ASP.NET MVC Project 7. Using the jQuery DataTables Plugin with Bootstrap 4 8. Creating Bootstrap 4 ASP.NET MVC Sites Using Visual Studio Code A. Bootstrap Resources

Creating the master layout


You've added the CSS and JavaScript files needed to create the master layout file for your project. Next, you need to create a home controller as well as a master layout file. To do this, complete the following steps:

  1. Add a new empty controller called HomeController to the Controllers folder by right-clicking on it and selecting Add | New Item....

  2. Select MVC Controllers Class from the list of project items and click on the Add button.

  3. Next, right-click on the Views folder in your project and navigate to Add | New Folder. Name the folder Shared.

  4. Right-click on the newly created Shared folder and navigate to Add | New Item...

  5. Select MVC View Layout Page in the list of project items and keep the name of the file as _Layout.cshtml and click on Add.

  6. Open the index.html file in the Bootstrap 4 Admin Dashboard template source files and copy its contents to the _Layout.cshtml file.

  7. Change the <head> tag to reference the styles.css folder in the correct folder, as illustrated...

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