ASP.NET Core MVC - Introduction

Course Description

This course provides a practical hands-on introduction to developing Web applications using ASP.NET Core 10.0 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 2026 and .NET 10, which is an LTS (Long Term Support) version of .NET Core.
2 Days
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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 2026
Persist data with XML Serialisation
Create HTTP services using ASP.NET Core Web API

Prerequisites

The participant should have a good working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework. Knowledge of HTML and some prior exposure to .NET Core would also be very beneficial.

Introduction to ASP.NET Core MVC

Review of ASP.NET Web Forms
Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Forms
Model-View-Controller Pattern
ASP.NET Core10.0
Considerations in Using ASP.NET MVC
Unit Testing

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

ASP.NET MVC Architecture

The Controller
The View
The Model
Helper Methods for HTML
Form Submission
Model Binding
Input Validation

The Model

More Complex Models in MVC Programs
Microsoft Technologies for Model Persistence
Using XML Serialisation
NuGet Package Manager

The Controller

Controller Base Class
Actions
Retrieving Data from a Request
Action Results
Action Attributes
Serving Static Files
Filters

The View

View Responsibility
Using ViewBag
Using Dynamic Objects
Html Helpers
Validation Attributes

Routing

Routing in ASP.NET Core MVC
Properties of Routes
Parameters in Routing
Registering Routes
Attribute Routing

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
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