HTML Helpers In ASP.NET MVC 5.0: Part 10

• You can give the project name as you wish.
  
  
• And then click on “OK” button.
  
  
  
  
• In the following figure as you can see the default MVC will be selected, select MVC and then click “OK” button.
  
  
  
  
• First, I want to create a Controller, so right click on "Controllers" folder and click on “Add”, then click on to Controller, to add a Controller.
  
  
  
  
• Select the MVC 5 Controller - Empty.
  
  
• Click on to the “Add” button to add a Controller.
  
  
  
  
• Here I gave the “MyController” name to my Controller.
  
  
• Click on to the “Add” button.
  
  
• You can give the Controller name as you wish.
  
  
  
  
• In the “MyController”, right click near return view(); to add a view.
  
  
  
  
• In the following figure, the view name is by default Index, and Templates name is by default Empty (without model).
  
  
• Click on “Add” button to add a view.
  
  
  
  
• Here is the first of all we have taken in the Inline HTML Helpers example, where we can show the items in Inline format.
  
  
  
  
• This is the output of Inline HTML Helpers:
  
  
  
  
• Now I’m going to create Built-In Type HTML Helpers:
  
  
• Firstly, I’m using the Standard HTML Helpers like HTML text boxes, Password, Dropdown list, etc.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Now I’m going to create Strongly Typed HTML Helpers-
  
  
• For this I need to create a Model using a Model folder, right click on to Models folder, click on “Add” button and add a class.
  
  
  
  
• Select the class name and give the name of this class “UserModel”.
  
  
• Click on to the “Add” button.
  
  
  
  
• In the Model Class, we have to create two properties, EmployeeName and Password.
  
  
  
  To demonstrate, I want to add a new Controller, so right click on the Controllers folder and click on Add. Click on Controller to add a new Controller.
  
  
  
  
• Select the MVC 5 Controller - Empty.
  
  
• Click on “Add” button to add a Controller.
  
  
  
  
• So give the Controller name “SignInController”.
  
  
• Click on “Add” button.
  
  
  
  
• Here we need to create a particular view, right click near return view(); and click “Add View”.
  
  
  
  
• The View name by default is Index and Template name by default is Empty.
  
  
• Click on Add button.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• In the RouteConfig.cs, change the Controller name, write the “SignIn”.
  
  
• Now run the Project, press F5 key to run the project.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Now I’m going to create Templated HTML Helpers-
  
  
• In MyController.cs, right click near return view(); to add a view.
  
  
  
  
• The View Name is by default “Temp” and Template Name is by default Empty.
  
  
• Click on to the “Add” button.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Change the Controller and action name according to the View and Controller name in the RouteConfig.cs file.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Now I’m going to create Custom HTML Helpers:
  
  
• First of all we need to create a Controller, so right click on Controllers folder, select “Add” and then Controller to add a Controller.
  
  
  
  
• Select the MVC 5 Controller - Empty.
  
  
• Click on “Add” button to add a Controller.
  
  
  
  
• So give the Controller name “CustomController”.
  
  
• Click on “Add” button.
  
  
  
  
• Now we need to create a class.
  
  
• Right click on to the Project and choose “Add” and then click on “class” to add a Class.
  
  
  
  
• Select the Class and give the “CustomClass” name of the class.
  
  
• Click on to the “Add” button.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• In the “CustomController.cs”, we need to add a View, so right click near view and click on “Add View”.
  
  
  
  
• Click on the “Add” button.
  
  
  
  
• In the view page take a button and a Label. 
  
  
  
  
• In the RouteConfig.cs, change the name of Controller and action.
  
  
  
  
• Run the project by pressing F5.
  
  
• The final output is here.
  
  

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