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What is the View Engine and how does Razor differ from classic engines?

Junior .NET Core
Quick Answer The Razor view engine compiles .cshtml files to C# classes that inherit RazorPage. The Execute() method generates the HTML. The engine resolves views by convention (/Views/{Controller}/{Action}.cshtml). Multiple engines can coexist รขโ‚ฌโ€ ASP.NET Core supports registering custom view engines alongside Razor.

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The View Engine is responsible for locating and rendering views from templates.

Razor differs from older engines by:

  • Using C# instead of server controls or code-behind pages.
  • Eliminating view state and page lifecycle complexity.
  • Producing clean HTML with async support.
  • Providing strong tooling and compile-time checks.
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