Table of contents
1.
Introduction
2.
MVC Bootstrap in ASP.NET
2.1.
What is MVC?
2.2.
Bootstrap
3.
Creating a Bootstrap Project with an Example
3.1.
Downloading CSS and JavaScript File for Bootstrap
3.2.
Example
4.
FAQs
5.
Key Takeaways
Last Updated: Mar 27, 2024

ASP.NET MVC BootStrap

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Introduction

Let's think from a beginner developer's perspective. He had learned to create static projects now. He wants to create responsive projects, but he is confused about whether he should be responsive for desktop or mobile before learning that. If so, then on what screen size.

So is there any solution to make responsive projects without much of a headache to developers?

The answer to the above question is yes. One can use bootstrap to deal with these problems and create a responsive project for any view, no matter the device's screen size.

MVC Bootstrap in ASP.NET

Before directly jumping into learning bootstrap, let’s first understand what MVC is. We will have a basic idea about MVC here.

What is MVC?

  • MVC refers to Model View Control design that separates UI design and user interaction from the business layer.
  • The model contains the business logic. The controller interacts with the model to create data for the view. The view renders the user's content on the controller's commands.
  • The MVC structure replaces the file system.
  • In MVC design, controllers control all the calls to different IDs.
  • Concluding: MVC is a framework for building web applications.

Bootstrap

It is a front-end framework. It is used for creating a user interface with HTML, CSS, JavaScript. It was made by Twitter, but now it is open source as it is easy to work with and very much time reducing.

Bootstrap helps the developer create a responsive interface on any screen, no matter its size.

Bootstrap provides all the HTML functions with all the layouts, whether the button, navigation bar, tables, form, etc. Bootstrap can be used in ASP.NET.

Creating a Bootstrap Project with an Example

In this part of the blog, we will focus on creating a bootstrap project and adding it to ASP.NET.

  1. First, create the new project by selecting from the file menu.

2. Now select the MVC type of ASP.NET as shown below:

3. After clicking the following is the project structure:

Downloading CSS and JavaScript File for Bootstrap

  1. Go to the reference folder, then go to Find Manage NuGet Packages, and click on that option.
  2. Now install the bootstrap packages
  3. Now bootstrap will be installed automatically.
  4. Their script folder will contain the javascript files of bootstrap, and the content folder will contain the CSS file of bootstrap.

Example

We have created the folder till now. Now we will focus on the Login.cshtml file. We will use some bootstrap classes like "row" and"col-md-8".

@using MvcApplicationDemo.Models  
@model LoginViewModel  
@{  
    ViewBag.Title = "Log in";  
}  
<h2>@ViewBag.Title.</h2>  

 
<div class="row">  
    <div class="col-md-8">  
        <section id="loginForm">  
          
            FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "form-horizontal", role = "form" }))  
  @using (Html.BeginForm("Login", "Account", new { ReturnUrl = ViewBag.ReturnUrl },  
            
{  
                @Html.AntiForgeryToken()  
          
                <hr />  
      <h4>Use a account to log in.</h4>  
                
@Html.ValidationSummary(true, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })  
                <div class="form-group">  
                   
                    <div class="col-md-10">  
                  @Html.LabelFor(m => m.Email, new { @class = "col-md-3 control-label" })  
                        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.Email, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })  
       @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Email, new { @class = "formcontrol" })  
                    </div>      </div>  
            
                <div class="form-group">  
                    @Html.LabelFor(m => m.password, new { @class = "col-md-3control-label" })  
                    <div class="col-md-10">  
                        @Html.PasswordFor(m => m.Password, new { @class = "formcontrol" })  
                        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.Password, "", new { @class = "textdanger" })  
                    </div>  
                </div>  
                <div class="form-group">  
                    <div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">  
                        <div class="checkbox">  
   
                            @Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.RememberMe)  
                         
                        </div>  
                    </div>  
                </div>  
                <div class="formgroup">  
                    <div class="col-md-offset-2 colmd-10">  
                        <input type="submit" value="Log" class="btn btndefault" />  
                    </div>  
                </div>  
     
               @Html.ActionLink("Register here as a new user", "Register")  
              

 
                    <p>  
                        @Html.ActionLink("Forgot password?", "Forgot Password")  
                    </p>*@  
            }  
        </section>  
    </div>  
    <div class="col-md-4">  
        <section id="socialLoginForm">  
   
        </section>  
    </div>  
</div>  
@section Scripts {  
    @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryval")  
}  

If you look at the view source of the Login.cshtml page, you will see that the bootstrap files are included. The following page will look like this.:

FAQs

  1. What are responsive websites?
    These websites can be used on any screen size, and they can respond according to the request.
     
  2. Write some of the features of bootstrap.
    It is a free front-end framework and easy to use.
     
  3. What is server Control?
    It is a feature provided in ASP.NET which offers facilities to the manipulated values of the control server-side.
     
  4. Name different types of Server controls that ASP.NET supports?
    HTML server control, web Server Control, User Server Control, and many more.

Key Takeaways

In this blog, we have learned about what bootstrap is and how it is used in the MVC framework in ASP.NET. Along with that also have a brief idea about the MVC framework, and we have also seen how to create a bootstrap project, for example.

If you want to learn about scaffolding in ASP.NET, then you must read this blog. Here you will get a complete overview of the topic from scratch, like creating a project to create and edit a scaffold.

Also, see What is .Net, Bootstrap Accordion

Apart from this, you can also expand your knowledge by referring to these articles on Features Of ASP Net and ASP Full Form.

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