Getting Started with Razor View Engine in ASPNet MVC 5

In this article I will with an example, how to get started with your first application using Razor View Engine in ASP.Net MVC 5.

This article will provide step by step guide to create a simple yet educational program which helps you create your first application using Razor View Engine in ASP.Net MVC 5.

Creating a new ASP.Net MVC 5 Project

Let’s get started with creating your first ASP.Net MVC 5 Project.

1. Open Visual Studio and from Start section click on New Project.

Getting Started with Razor View Engine in ASP.Net MVC 5

2. From the New Project Dialog window, select ASP.Net Web Application option. Then you need to set a suitable Name for your project and also you can set its Location where you want to create the Project.

3. From the new ASP.Net Project Dialog, select Empty Template and make sure the MVC CheckBox is checked as shown below.

For this sample, you can uncheck the Microsoft Azure’s “Host in the cloud” option.

4. Your first Hello World MVC Project is now ready and you should see the following folders and files in your Solution Explorer window.

Adding Controller to the ASP.Net MVC 5 Project

1. Inside the Solution Explorer window, Right Click on the Controllers folder and then click on Add and then Controller option of the Context Menu.

2. From the Add Scaffold Dialog window, select the “MVC5 Controller – Empty” option and click Add button.

3. You will now be asked to provide a suitable Name to the new Controller.

Once you click add, the following Controller is created. The default Action is “Index”.

Adding View associated with the Controller to the ASP.Net MVC 5 Project

1. Now you will need to Right Click inside the Controller class and click on the Add View option in order to create a View for the Controller.

2. You will need to provide a suitable Name to the View. This article does not use Layout Page and hence the “Use a layout page” CheckBox needs to be kept unchecked.

Once you click Add, the following View is created.

Configuring the Routes

The last important part is to configure the Routes in the RouteConfig.cs file.

1. Open the RouteConfig.cs class from the Solution Explorer window.

2. You will need to make sure that the Controller property is set to “Home” i.e. the Name of the Controller while the Action property is set to “Index” i.e. the Name of the Action method.