Replacement for @helper in ASP.NET Core

Question

So far, i don\'t think ViewComponent solves that neither does TagHelper. Is there any replacement to this? Something that takes parameters and retu

Answer 1

You can easily replace that "feature" with a ViewComponent (and a TagHelper if you want). ASP.NET Core is much more friendly to web designers, and the ViewComponents allow you to write HTML without any (weird to most) razor code.

For example:

1. Create a SayComponent : ViewComponent class:

   public class SayComponent : ViewComponent
   {
       public void Render(string message)
       {
           return View(message);
       }
   }
   

2. Create a View file under Views/Shared/Say/Default.cshtml with just

   @model string
   
   Message: @Model.
   

3. And call it:

   @await Component.RenderAsync("Say", "some message")
   

For a better experience, add this to your _ViewImports.cshtml file:

@addTagHelper *, YourSolutionName

And then you can use it as a tag helper: