Razor Syntax in ASP net MVC | Part - 12

Razor Syntax in ASP net MVC:
Requirement: Visual studio 2015 | MVC 5 version

Razor is one of the view engines supported in ASP.NET MVC. Razor allows you to write mix of HTML and server-side code using C# or Visual Basic. Razor view with visual basic syntax has .vbhtml file extension and C# syntax has .cshtml file extension.

Razor syntax has following benefits:

Compact: Razor syntax is compact which enables you to minimize number of characters and keystrokes required to write a code.

Easy to Learn: Razor syntax is easy to learn where you can use your familiar language C# or Visual Basic.

Intellisense: Razor syntax supports statement completion within Visual Studio.

Example:

Start with @ symbol to write server side C# or VB code with Html code.

For example, write @Variable_Name to display a value of a server side variable.

For example, DateTime.Now returns a current date and time.
So, write @DateTime.Now to display current datetime as shown below.

A single line expression does not require a semicolon at the end of the expression.

Razor syntax demo

@DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()

Example: Server-side Code in Razor Syntax

@{
var date = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();
var message = "Hello World";
}

Today's date is: @date
@message