October 17, 2008 at 06:04MVC Framework Beta
The following new features have been added:
* New "Add View" menu in Visual Studio
* Folder \ Scripts and jQuery support
* Built-in Model Binder support for complex types
* Model Binder infrastructure has been rebuilt
* Improved UpdateModel and TryUpdateModel methods
* Improved testing of UpdateModel and TryUpdateModel scripts
* Typified attribute AcceptVerbs. Added the HttpVerbs enumeration.
* Improved default error messages during validation
* Modified some helper methods. Changed form creation. Methods have become extension methods of the HtmlHelper class.
* Project support with Silverlight 2
* ASP.NET MVC Futures build available for this beta
* Support for placing assemblies in the GAC
Download beta . In more detail, as always with ScottGu .
To switch from preview 5 to beta, you must perform the following steps:
1. Update the links in the project to the following assemblies:
System.Web.Abstractions.dll
System.Web.Routing.dll
System.Web.Mvc.dll
By default, these assemblies are located here:
% ProgramFiles% \ Microsoft ASP.NET \ ASP.NET MVC Beta
Download ASP.NET MVC Futures and update the link to Microsoft.Web.Mvc.dll.
2. In Web.config, in the namespaces section, add the following, if not already added:
[<] add namespace = "System.Web.Mvc.Html" [/>]
3. Rename the Form helper to BeginForm.
4. In conclusion, compile the project after these changes and fix everything that is changed by this release.
PS:
ScottGu also mentioned the future of Web Forms: ".NET 4.0 will add rich features for URL routing, improved support for HTML css markup, full control on the ClientId property, more AJAX features."
* New "Add View" menu in Visual Studio
* Folder \ Scripts and jQuery support
* Built-in Model Binder support for complex types
* Model Binder infrastructure has been rebuilt
* Improved UpdateModel and TryUpdateModel methods
* Improved testing of UpdateModel and TryUpdateModel scripts
* Typified attribute AcceptVerbs. Added the HttpVerbs enumeration.
* Improved default error messages during validation
* Modified some helper methods. Changed form creation. Methods have become extension methods of the HtmlHelper class.
* Project support with Silverlight 2
* ASP.NET MVC Futures build available for this beta
* Support for placing assemblies in the GAC
Download beta . In more detail, as always with ScottGu .
To switch from preview 5 to beta, you must perform the following steps:
1. Update the links in the project to the following assemblies:
System.Web.Abstractions.dll
System.Web.Routing.dll
System.Web.Mvc.dll
By default, these assemblies are located here:
% ProgramFiles% \ Microsoft ASP.NET \ ASP.NET MVC Beta
Download ASP.NET MVC Futures and update the link to Microsoft.Web.Mvc.dll.
2. In Web.config, in the namespaces section, add the following, if not already added:
[<] add namespace = "System.Web.Mvc.Html" [/>]
3. Rename the Form helper to BeginForm.
4. In conclusion, compile the project after these changes and fix everything that is changed by this release.
PS:
ScottGu also mentioned the future of Web Forms: ".NET 4.0 will add rich features for URL routing, improved support for HTML css markup, full control on the ClientId property, more AJAX features."