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ASP.NET Core 2 Fundamentals: Build cross-platform apps and dynamic web services with this server-side web application framework

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ASP.NET Core 2 Fundamentals

Controllers

In the previous chapter, we discussed that all web applications receive requests from the server and produce a response that is delivered back to the end user. This chapter covers the role of controllers in ASP.NET MVC applications and details the procedure of creating a controller and action methods. 

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Explain the role of the controller in ASP.NET MVC applications
  • Work with the routing engine
  • Install the ASP.NET Core NuGet packages in your application
  • Create your first controller and action methods
  • Add a view and make the changes that allow your controller to use that view
  • Add a model and pass that model data to your view

Role of the Controller in ASP.NET MVC Applications

A controller does the job of receiving the request and producing the output based on the input data in ASP.NET MVC. You can imagine controllers as the entrance point to your business flow that organizes the application flow.

If you are intending to write a complex application, it is best to avoid business logic in your controllers. Instead, your controllers should call your business logic. In this way, you can keep the core part of your business technology-agnostic.

At the high level, the controller orchestrates between the model and the view, and sends the output back to the user. This is also the place where authentication is usually done through action filters. Action filters are basically interceptors and will be discussed in detail in the Filters section of this chapter. The following diagram illustrates the high-level flow...

Introduction to Routing

The routing engine is responsible for getting the incoming request and routing that request to the appropriate controller based on the URL pattern. We can configure the routing engine so that it can choose the appropriate controller based on the relevant information. In other words, routing is a programmatic mapping that states which method of which controller is to be invoked based on some URL pattern.

By convention, ASP.NET MVC follows this pattern: Controller/Action/Id.

If the user types the URL http://yourwebsite.com/Hello/Greeting/1, the routing engine selects the Hello controller class and Greeting action method within the Hello controller, and passes the Id value as 1. XXXController is a naming convention and it is assumed your controllers are always ending with a controller suffix. You can give default values to some of the parameters and make some...

Installing the ASP.NET Core NuGet Package in Your Application

We'll straight away jump to installing the ASP.NET Core NuGet package in your application.

Follow these steps to install the NuGet package of ASP.NET MVC:

  1. Right-click on the dependencies, and select the Manage NuGet Packages option:

  1. We will see that a package called Microsoft.ASPNetCore.All is installed (as shown in the following screenshot). This package is actually a meta package that installs most of the dependencies we need.

  1. If we extend this package from dependencies, we will see:

So, everything we need is already installed regardless of using an empty project or not.

ASP.NET Core is installed in our application. Now, we need to tell our application to use ASP.NET MVC.

This needs a couple of changes to the Startup.cs file:

  1. Configure the application to add the MVC service. This can be done by adding...

Our First Controller

Before creating the controller, we need to remove the following app.Run statement as this will return Hello World! for all the incoming requests. As we want incoming requests to be handled by the controllers, we need to remove the following code from the Configure method of the Startup class:

app.Run(async (context) =>
{
  await context.Response.WriteAsync("Hello World!");
};

We have installed ASP.NET Core in our application. So, we are geared up for creating our first ASP.NET Core controller. Create a folder with the name Controllers and add a new controller from the context menu, as shown in the following screenshot:

Context basically represents the request-response pair along with other metadata necessary to process the request. 

For people who used OWIN to develop your own web custom framework without using MVC, it is analogous...

Adding Views

So far, we were returning a simple string from the controller. Although that explains the concept of how the Controller and action methods works, it is not of much practical use.

Let's create a new action method named, Index2:


Go to https://goo.gl/UhaHyz to access the code.
public IActionResult Index2()
{
  return View(); // View for this 'Index2' action method
}

Now, we have created the action method that returns a view, but we have still not added the view. By convention, ASP.NET MVC would try to search for our view in the Views\{ControllerName}\{ActionMethod.cshtml} folder. With respect to the preceding example, it will try to search for Views\Home\Index2.cshtml. Please note that the name of the controller folder is Home, not HomeController. The prefix is only needed as per convention. As this folder structure and file are not available, you&apos...

Adding Models

Models represent your business domain classes. Now, we are going to learn about how to use the Models in our controller. Create a Models folder and add a simple Employee class. This is a just a plain old C# class:


Go to https://goo.gl/uBtpw3 to access the code.
public class Employee
{
  public int EmployeeId { get; set; }
  public string Name { get; set; }
  public string Designation { get; set; }
}

Create a new action method, Employee, in our HomeController, and create an object of the Employee Model with some values, and pass the Model to the View. Our idea is to use the Model employee values in the View to present them to the user:


Go to https://goo.gl/r4Jc9x to access the code.
public IActionResult Employee()
{
  //Sample Model - Usually this comes from database
  Employee emp1 = new Employee
  {
    EmployeeId = 1,
    Name = "Jon Skeet",
    Designation = ...

Role of the Controller in ASP.NET MVC Applications

A controller does the job of receiving the request and producing the output based on the input data in ASP.NET MVC. You can imagine controllers as the entrance point to your business flow that organizes the application flow.

Note

If you are intending to write a complex application, it is best to avoid business logic in your controllers. Instead, your controllers should call your business logic. In this way, you can keep the core part of your business technology-agnostic.

At the high level, the controller orchestrates between the model and the view, and sends the output back to the user. This is also the place where authentication is usually done through action filters. Action filters are basically interceptors and will be discussed in detail in the Filters section of this chapter. The following diagram illustrates the high-level flow of a request (with the steps) in ASP.NET MVC and shows us how the controller fits into the big picture:

The following...

Introduction to Routing

The routing engine is responsible for getting the incoming request and routing that request to the appropriate controller based on the URL pattern. We can configure the routing engine so that it can choose the appropriate controller based on the relevant information. In other words, routing is a programmatic mapping that states which method of which controller is to be invoked based on some URL pattern.

By convention, ASP.NET MVC follows this pattern: Controller/Action/Id.

If the user types the URL http://yourwebsite.com/Hello/Greeting/1, the routing engine selects the Hello controller class and Greeting action method within the Hello controller, and passes the Id value as 1. XXXController is a naming convention and it is assumed your controllers are always ending with a controller suffix. You can give default values to some of the parameters and make some of the parameters optional.

The following is the sample configuration:

The template: "{controller=Hello}/{action...

Installing the ASP.NET Core NuGet Package in Your Application

We'll straight away jump to installing the ASP.NET Core NuGet package in your application.

Follow these steps to install the NuGet package of ASP.NET MVC:

  1. Right-click on the dependencies, and select the Manage NuGet Packages option:
  1. We will see that a package called Microsoft.ASPNetCore.All is installed (as shown in the following screenshot). This package is actually a meta package that installs most of the dependencies we need.
  1. If we extend this package from dependencies, we will see:

So, everything we need is already installed regardless of using an empty project or not.

ASP.NET Core is installed in our application. Now, we need to tell our application to use ASP.NET MVC.

This needs a couple of changes to the Startup.cs file:

  1. Configure the application to add the MVC service. This can be done by adding the following line to the ConfigureServices method of the Startup class:

Note

Go to https://goo.gl/RPXUaw to access the code.

public void...
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The book sets the stage with an introduction to web applications and helps you build an understanding of the tried-and-true MVC architecture. You learn all about views, from what is the Razor view engine to tagging helpers. You gain insight into what models are, how to bind them, and how to migrate database using the correct model. As you get comfortable with the world of ASP.NET, you learn about validation and routing. You also learn the advanced concepts, such as designing Rest Buy (a RESTful shopping cart application), creating entities for it, and creating EF context and migrations. By the time you are done reading the book, you will be able to optimally use ASP.NET to develop, unit test, and deploy applications like a pro.

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Setting the Stage
Introduction to Web Applications
Introduction to ASP.NET
Summary
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Controllers
Role of the Controller in ASP.NET MVC Applications
Introduction to Routing
Installing the ASP.NET Core NuGet Package in Your Application
Our First Controller
Adding Views
Adding Models
Passing Data from the Controller to the View
Filters
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  • Whereas if you live in Turkey, and the declared value of your ordered items is over € 22, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 18% which will be € 3.96 to the courier service.
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Cancellation Policy for Published Printed Books:

You can cancel any order within 1 hour of placing the order. Simply contact customercare@packt.com with your order details or payment transaction id. If your order has already started the shipment process, we will do our best to stop it. However, if it is already on the way to you then when you receive it, you can contact us at customercare@packt.com using the returns and refund process.

Please understand that Packt Publishing cannot provide refunds or cancel any order except for the cases described in our Return Policy (i.e. Packt Publishing agrees to replace your printed book because it arrives damaged or material defect in book), Packt Publishing will not accept returns.

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Return Policy:

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

  1. If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

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Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

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You can pay with the following card types:

  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
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Shipping Details

USA:

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Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela