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Understand the basics of the Model-View-Controller pattern and explore the differences between ASP.NET Web forms and MVC applications.

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Introduction To ASP - NET MVC

Understand the basics of the Model-View-Controller pattern and explore the differences between ASP.NET Web forms and MVC applications.

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Introduction to ASP.

NET MVC

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Objectives
Understand the basics of the Model-ViewController pattern Explore the differences between ASP.NET Web forms and MVC applications Build a sample MVC application and explore its structure

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Agenda
The Model-View-Controller Pattern Differences Between MVC and Web Forms Applications Building a Simple MVC Application with Visual Studio

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The Model-View-Controller Pattern


ASP.NET MVC is a revolutionary way to develop Web applications
Built on Model-View-Controller pattern Separation of concerns Invented in 1978 by Trygve Reenskaug Very popular in Web development frameworks

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The MVC Architecture


Three primary components
Model View Controller

User interaction with application


1. Interacts with Web page 2. Controller handles request 3. Notifies model of changes 4. Controller selects a view 5. Await new user interaction
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Anatomy of a Request
HTTP Request HTML Response

View

Controller

Model

Optional Persistent Storage

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ASP.NET MVC
Microsofts newest Web development framework
Easy to implement design principles and patterns Integral part of ASP.NET

First implementation by Scott Guthrie Built using core ASP.NET features

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Differences Between MVC and Web Forms Applications


ASP.NET Web forms was revolutionary in its day
Rich infrastructure for Web version of desktop applications Abstracts limitations of HTTP Uses ViewState as a major feature Drag and drop development interface

Problems with Web forms


Little control over HTML ViewState can bloat Limited support for testing Complicated page lifecycle
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The Tenets of MVC


Separation of concerns Convention over configuration Keep it DRY: Dont Repeat Yourself Be helpful, but get out of my way

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Web Forms vs. MVC

Extensibility

ASP.NET has a provider model MVC has a more powerful pluggable model Options
Use the default component Extend the default component Replace the default component

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Web Forms vs. MVC


Blending of Concerns Web forms almost forces combination of view and controller False sense of separation from code behind files
Reality: close coupling

MVCs separation of concerns encourages good coding practices


Ideally suited to Web application development

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Web Forms vs. MVC

MVC Serves Methods, Not Files Huge difference File request: http://www.example.com/index.aspx?ID=5 Method request: http://www.example.com/Home/Details/5
Maps to Details action method Of Home controller Item ID of 5

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Web Forms vs. MVC


Testability Testing helps make applications more robust in the face of changes Unit test automates verification of a method Can use the test-driven development methodology Web forms make automated testing almost impossible

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Web Forms vs. MVC


Control over HTML Web forms server controls provide rich functionality
Produce unreadable, monolithic blocks of HTML

MVC gives you complete control over HTML

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Web Forms vs. MVC


Open Source MVC source code is available Liberal open source license: Microsoft Public License

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Building a Simple MVC Application with Visual Studio


Building MVC applications can be efficient, because:
Web forms often require fragmented code MVCs convention over configuration MVC tools in Visual Studio 2008 and 2010

Best of all worlds with MVC

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MVC Project Templates


Includes one Visual Studio Project template
Available for VB and C#

Includes templates for three project types


Internet Application template
o

Basic but fully functional MVC application Same as Internet template, but uses Windows authentication Sets up project structure but no controllers or models

Intranet Application template


o

Empty template
o

Use whichever template you like


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Upgrading from MVC 2 to 3


Can install MVC 3 side-by-side with MVC 1 and 2 When ready, upgrade to MVC 3 Process is manual
Change a GUID, copy files, change web.config, etc. Better to just create a new project and move stuff? Release notes cover the basic steps

Microsofts Eilon Lipton has an unsupported migration tool

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Learn More!
This is an excerpt from a larger course. Visit www.learnnowonline.com for the full details! Learn more about MVC on SlideShare:
Working with Controllers and Actions in MVC

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