
ASP.NET Core MVC Courseware (4043)
This course provides a practical hands-on introduction to developing Web applications using ASP.NET Core 8.0 MVC and C#. This Web development framework from Microsoft emphasizes separation of concerns in the architecture and testability of applications. This course covers development on Microsoft’s new .NET Core platform. The course is current to Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 8, which is an LTS (Long Term Support) version of .NET Core.
A major restructuring of the .NET platform, .NET Core is cross-platform, open source, and modular designed for creating modern web applications and services, libraries and console applications. It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux. .NET now is a family of frameworks, including both the classical .NET available on Windows and the new .NET Core package-based frameworks that are cross-platform.
This course covers the fundamentals of the Model-View-Controller design pattern and its implementation in ASP.NET Core MVC. This technology is compared with classical ASP.NET Web Forms. Visual Studio 2022 is used as a productive platform for creating MVC Web applications. After presenting the fundamentals of the technology with several examples, the main components of Model, Controller and View are covered in detail. The discussion of the Model incorporates Microsoft technologies for persisting data, including XML Serialization. The routing mechanism of ASP.NET MVC is covered. The course includes an introduction to ASP.NET Web API.
Numerous programming examples and exercises are provided. The student will receive a comprehensive set of notes and all the programming examples.
Benefits
- Gain a thorough understanding of the philosophy and architecture of Web applications using ASP.NET Core MVC
- Gain a practical understanding of.NET Core
- Acquire a working knowledge of Web application development using ASP.NET Core MVC and Visual Studio 2022
- Persist data with XML Serialization
- Create HTTP services using ASP.NET Core Web API
Outline
1. Introduction to ASP.NET Core MVC
- Review of ASP.NET Web Forms
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Forms
- Model-View-Controller Pattern
- ASP.NET Core 8.0
- Considerations in Using ASP.NET MVC
- Unit Testing
2. Getting Started with ASP.NET Core MVC
- ASP.NET Core MVC Testbed
- Using Visual Studio
- Configuring for ASP.NET Core MVC
- Rendering Views
- Razor View Engine
- Dynamic Output
3. ASP.NET MVC Architecture
- The Controller
- The View
- The Model
- Helper Methods for HTML
- Form Submission
- Model Binding
- Input Validation
4. The Model
- More Complex Models in MVC Programs
- Microsoft Technologies for Model Persistence
- Using XML Serialization
- NuGet Package Manager
5. The Controller
- Controller Base Class
- Actions
- Retrieving Data from a Request
- Action Results
- Action Attributes
- Serving Static Files
- Filters
6. The View
- View Responsibility
- Using ViewBag
- Using Dynamic Objects
- Html Helpers
- Validation Attributes
7. Routing
- Routing in ASP.NET Core MVC
- Properties of Routes
- Parameters in Routing
- Registering Routes
- Attribute Routing
8. ASP.NET Core Web API
- ASP.NET Core Web API
- Representational State Transfer
- REST and Web API
- HTTP Services Using Web API
- HTTP Testing Tools
- Using Postman
- HTTP Response Codes
- ASP.NET Web API Clients
Appendix A. Learning Resources
System Requirements
Course examples require Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 and Windows 10 or higher. Window 11 is recommended. The free Visual Studio Community 2022 can be used. See the appropriate course Setup Guide for details. The free lightweight Postman API Client tool is used. It can be downloaded from the Web. See the course Setup Guide for details.
A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a 1.8 GHz or faster CPU, 4 GB of RAM, and at least 20 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.
Required Prerequisites
The student should have a good working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework.
Useful Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of HTML and some prior exposure to .NET Core would also be helpful. Useful prior Object Innovations courses are Object-Oriented Programming in C# or C# Essentials plus .NET Essentials.
License
Length: 2
days | $80.00 per copy
What is Included?
- Student Manual
- Student Class Files
- Extra Trainer Files
- PowerPoint Presentation
