How can I implement a site with ASP.NET MVC without using Visual Studio?
- by Cheeso
I have seen ASP.NET MVC Without Visual Studio, which asks,
Is it possible to produce a website based on ASP.NET MVC, without using Visual Studio?
And the accepted answer is, yes.
Ok, next question: how?
Here's an analogy. If I want to create an ASP.NET Webforms page, I load up my favorite text editor, create a file named Something.aspx. Then I insert into that file, some boilerplate:
<%@ Page Language="C#"
Debug="true"
Trace="false"
Src="Sourcefile.cs"
Inherits="My.Namespace.ContentsPage"
%>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<title>Title goes here </title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/style.css"></link>
<style type="text/css">
#elementid {
font-size: 9pt;
color: Navy;
... more css ...
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" language='javascript'>
// insert javascript here.
</script>
</head>
<body>
<asp:Literal Id='Holder' runat='server'/>
<br/>
<div id='msgs'></div>
</body>
</html>
Then I also create the Sourcefile.cs file:
namespace My.Namespace
{
using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Xml;
// etc...
public class ContentsPage : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal Holder;
void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// page load logic here
}
}
}
And that is a working ASPNET page, created in a text editor. Drop it into an IIS virtual directory, and it's working.
What do I have to do, to make a basic, hello, World ASPNET MVC app, in a text editor? (without Visual Studio)
Suppose I want a basic MVC app with a controller, one view, and a simple model. What files would I need to create, and what would go into them?
