ASP.NET MVC - Reference Manual

Class

Class Description
AcceptVerbsAttribute Represents an attribute that specifies the HTTP verb that an action method will respond to.
ActionDescriptor Provides information about an action method, such as its name, controller, parameters, attributes, and filters.
ActionExecutedContext Provides the context for the ActionExecuted method of the ActionFilterAttribute class.
ActionExecutingContext Provides the context for the ActionExecuting method of the ActionFilterAttribute class.
ActionFilterAttribute Represents the base class for filter attributes.
ActionMethodSelectorAttribute Represents an attribute used to influence the selection of an action method.
ActionNameAttribute Represents an attribute for the name of an action.
ActionNameSelectorAttribute Represents an attribute that can affect the selection of an action method.
ActionResult Encapsulates the result of an action method and is used to perform framework-level operations on behalf of the action method.
AdditionalMetadataAttribute Provides a class that implements the IMetadataAware interface to support additional metadata.
AjaxHelper Represents support for rendering HTML in AJAX scenarios within a view.
AjaxHelper(TModel) Represents support for rendering HTML in AJAX scenarios within a strongly typed view.
AjaxRequestExtensions Represents a class that extends the HttpRequestBase class by adding functionality to determine whether an HTTP request is an AJAX request.
AllowHtmlAttribute Allows a request to include HTML markup during model binding by skipping request validation for a property. (It is strongly recommended that applications explicitly check all models that disable request validation to prevent script attacks.)
AreaRegistration Provides a way to register one or more areas within an ASP.NET MVC application.
AreaRegistrationContext Encapsulates the information required for registering an area within an ASP.NET MVC application.
AssociatedMetadataProvider Provides an abstract class for implementing metadata providers.
AssociatedValidatorProvider Provides an abstract class for classes used to implement validation providers.
AsyncController Provides the base class for asynchronous controllers.
AsyncTimeoutAttribute Represents an attribute used to set the timeout value, in milliseconds, for an asynchronous method.
AuthorizationContext Encapsulates the information required when using the AuthorizeAttribute.
AuthorizeAttribute Represents an attribute used to restrict access to an action method by callers.
BindAttribute Represents an attribute used to provide detailed information about how model binding should be performed for a parameter.
BuildManagerCompiledView Represents the base class for views compiled by the BuildManager class before the view engine renders the view.
BuildManagerViewEngine Provides a base class for view engines.
ByteArrayModelBinder Maps a browser request to a byte array.
ChildActionOnlyAttribute Represents an attribute used to indicate that an action method should be called only as a child action.
ChildActionValueProvider Represents a value provider for values in a child action.
ChildActionValueProviderFactory Represents a factory used to create value provider objects for child actions.
ClientDataTypeModelValidatorProvider Returns the client data type model validator.
CompareAttribute Provides an attribute used to compare two properties of a model.
ContentResult Represents a user-defined content type that is the result of an action method.
Controller Provides methods for responding to HTTP requests made to an ASP.NET MVC website.
ControllerActionInvoker Represents a class responsible for invoking the action methods of a controller.
ControllerBase Represents the base class for all MVC controllers.
ControllerBuilder Represents a class responsible for dynamically generating controllers.
ControllerContext Encapsulates information about an HTTP request that matches the specified RouteBase and ControllerBase instances.
ControllerDescriptor Encapsulates information describing a controller, such as its name, type, and actions.
ControllerInstanceFilterProvider Adds a controller to the FilterProviderCollection instance.
CustomModelBinderAttribute Represents an attribute that invokes a custom model binder.
DataAnnotationsModelMetadata Provides a container for common metadata, the DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider class, and the DataAnnotationsModelValidator class of data models.
DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider Implements the default model metadata provider for ASP.NET MVC.
DataAnnotationsModelValidator Provides model validators.
DataAnnotationsModelValidator(TAttribute) Provides model validators for a specified validation type.
DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider Implements the default validation provider for ASP.NET MVC.
DataErrorInfoModelValidatorProvider Provides a container for error message model validators.
DefaultControllerFactory Indicates that a controller factory is registered by default.
DefaultModelBinder Maps browser requests to data objects. This class provides a concrete implementation of the model binder.
DefaultViewLocationCache Represents an in-memory cache of view locations.
DependencyResolver Provides a registration point for dependency resolvers that implement the IDependencyResolver interface or the common service locator IServiceLocator interface.
DependencyResolverExtensions Provides type-safe implementations of GetService and GetServices.
DictionaryValueProvider(TValue) Represents the base class for value providers whose values come from a collection that implements the IDictionary(TKey, TValue) interface.
EmptyModelMetadataProvider Provides an empty metadata provider for data models that do not require metadata.
EmptyModelValidatorProvider Provides an empty validation provider for models that do not require validators.
EmptyResult Represents a result that performs no operation, such as a controller action method that returns nothing.
ExceptionContext Provides the context for using the HandleErrorAttribute class.
ExpressionHelper Provides a helper class for obtaining model names from expressions.
FieldValidationMetadata Provides a container for client-side field validation metadata.
FileContentResult Sends the contents of a binary file to the response.
FilePathResult Sends the contents of a file to the response.
FileResult Represents a base class for sending binary file content to the response.
FileStreamResult Sends binary content to the response using a Stream instance.
Filter Represents a metadata class that contains references to implementations of one or more filter interfaces, filter order, and filter scope.
FilterAttribute Represents the base class for action and result filter attributes.
FilterAttributeFilterProvider Defines the filter provider for filter attributes.
FilterInfo Encapsulates information about available action filters.
FilterProviderCollection Represents a collection of filter providers for the application.
FilterProviders Provides a registration point for filters.
FormCollection Contains the form value providers for the application.
FormContext Encapsulates the information needed to validate and process input data from an HTML form.
FormValueProvider Represents a value provider for form values contained in a NameValueCollection object.
FormValueProviderFactory Represents a class that is responsible for creating new instances of form value provider objects.
GlobalFilterCollection Represents a class that contains all global filters.
GlobalFilters Represents the global filter collection.
HandleErrorAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to handle exceptions raised by action methods.
HandleErrorInfo Encapsulates information about handling errors raised by action methods.
HiddenInputAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to indicate whether a property value or field value should be rendered as a hidden input element.
HtmlHelper Represents support for rendering HTML controls in views.
HtmlHelper(TModel) Represents support for rendering HTML controls in strongly typed views.
HttpDeleteAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to restrict an action method so that it handles only HTTP DELETE requests.
HttpFileCollectionValueProvider Represents a value provider to be used for values from an HTTP file collection.
HttpFileCollectionValueProviderFactory Represents a class that is responsible for creating new instances of HTTP file collection value provider objects.
HttpGetAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to restrict an action method so that it handles only HTTP GET requests.
HttpNotFoundResult Defines an object that indicates that the requested resource was not found.
HttpPostAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to restrict an action method so that it handles only HTTP POST requests.
HttpPostedFileBaseModelBinder Binds a model to a posted file.
HttpPutAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to restrict an action method so that it handles only HTTP PUT requests.
HttpRequestExtensions Extends the HttpRequestBase class, which contains the HTTP values sent by the client in a web request.
HttpStatusCodeResult Provides a method for returning an action result with a specific HTTP response status code and description.
HttpUnauthorizedResult Represents the result of an unauthorized HTTP request.
JavaScriptResult Sends JavaScript content to the response.
JsonResult Represents a class that is used to send content in JSON format to the response.
JsonValueProviderFactory Enables action methods to send and receive text in JSON format and to pass the JSON text to action method parameters via model binding.
LinqBinaryModelBinder Maps browser requests to LINQ Binary objects.
ModelBinderAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to associate a model type with a model builder type.
ModelBinderDictionary Represents a class that contains all model binders for the application, listed by binder type.
ModelBinderProviderCollection Provides a container for model binder providers.
ModelBinderProviders Provides a container for model binder providers.
ModelBinders Provides global access to the application's model binder.
ModelBindingContext Provides context for running the model binder.
ModelClientValidationEqualToRule Provides a container for equality validation rules sent to the browser.
ModelClientValidationRangeRule Provides a container for range validation rules sent to the browser.
ModelClientValidationRegexRule Provides a container for regular expression client-side validation rules sent to the browser.
ModelClientValidationRemoteRule Provides a container for remote validation rules sent to the browser.
ModelClientValidationRequiredRule Provides a container for client-side validation of required fields.
ModelClientValidationRule Provides a base container for client-side validation rules sent to the browser.
ModelClientValidationStringLengthRule Provides a container for string length validation rules sent to the browser.
ModelError Represents an error that occurs during model binding.
ModelErrorCollection A collection of ModelError instances.
ModelMetadata Provides a container for common metadata, the ModelMetadataProvider class, and the ModelValidator class for the data model.
ModelMetadataProvider Provides an abstract base class for custom metadata providers.
ModelMetadataProviders Provides a container for the current ModelMetadataProvider instance.
ModelState Encapsulates the state of model binding to an action method parameter or the action method parameter itself.
ModelStateDictionary Represents the state of an attempt to bind a posted form to an action method, including validation information.
ModelValidationResult Provides a container for validation results.
ModelValidator Provides a base class for implementing validation logic.
ModelValidatorProvider Provides a list of validators for a model.
ModelValidatorProviderCollection Provides a container for a list of validation providers.
ModelValidatorProviders Provides a container for the current validation provider.
MultiSelectList Represents a list of items from which a user can select multiple items.
MvcFilter When implemented in a derived class, provides a metadata class that contains references to implementations of one or more filter interfaces, filter order, and filter scope.
MvcHandler Selects the controller that will handle an HTTP request.
MvcHtmlString Represents an HTML-encoded string that should not be encoded again.
MvcHttpHandler Validates and processes an HTTP request.
MvcRouteHandler Creates an object that implements the IHttpHandler interface and passes request context to the object.
MvcWebRazorHostFactory Creates an instance of the MvcWebPageRazorHost class.
NameValueCollectionExtensions Extends a NameValueCollection object so that the collection can be copied to a specified dictionary.
NameValueCollectionValueProvider Represents the base class for value providers whose values come from a NameValueCollection object.
NoAsyncTimeoutAttribute Provides a convenience wrapper for the AsyncTimeoutAttribute attribute.
NonActionAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to indicate that a controller method is not an action method.
OutputCacheAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to mark an action method whose output will be cached.
ParameterBindingInfo Encapsulates information related to binding action method parameters to a data model.
ParameterDescriptor Contains information that describes a parameter.
PartialViewResult Represents a base class for sending a partial view to the response.
PreApplicationStartCode Provides a registration point for pre-start code in ASP.NET Razor applications.
QueryStringValueProvider Represents a value provider for the query string contained in a NameValueCollection object.
QueryStringValueProviderFactory Represents a class that is responsible for creating new instances of query string value provider objects.
RangeAttributeAdapter Provides an adapter for the RangeAttribute attribute.
RazorView Represents a class used to create views with Razor syntax.
RazorViewEngine Represents a view engine for rendering web pages that use ASP.NET Razor syntax.
RedirectResult Controls the processing of application actions by redirecting to a specified URI.
RedirectToRouteResult Represents a result that performs a redirect using a specified route value dictionary.
ReflectedActionDescriptor Contains information that describes an action method using reflection.
ReflectedControllerDescriptor Contains information that describes a controller using reflection.
ReflectedParameterDescriptor Contains information that describes an action method parameter using reflection.
RegularExpressionAttributeAdapter Provides an adapter for the RegularExpressionAttribute attribute.
RemoteAttribute Provides an attribute for remote validation using the jQuery validation plugin.
RequiredAttributeAdapter Provides an adapter for the RequiredAttributeAttribute attribute.
RequireHttpsAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to force an insecure HTTP request to be resent over HTTPS.
ResultExecutedContext Provides context for the OnResultExecuted method of the ActionFilterAttribute class.
ResultExecutingContext Provides context for the OnResultExecuting method of the ActionFilterAttribute class.
RouteCollectionExtensions Extends the RouteCollection object for MVC routing.
RouteDataValueProvider Represents a value provider for route data contained in an object that implements the IDictionary(TKey, TValue) interface.
RouteDataValueProviderFactory Represents a factory used to create route data value provider objects.
SelectList Represents a list from which a user can select an item.
SelectListItem Represents a selected item in an instance of the SelectList class.
SessionStateAttribute Specifies the session state of a controller.
SessionStateTempDataProvider Provides session-state data for the current TempDataDictionary object.
StringLengthAttributeAdapter Provides an adapter for the StringLengthAttribute attribute.
TempDataDictionary Represents a set of data that persists only from one request to the next.
TemplateInfo Encapsulates information about the current template context.
UrlHelper Contains methods that are used to generate URLs for ASP.NET MVC within an application.
UrlParameter Represents optional parameters used by the MvcHandler class during routing.
ValidatableObjectAdapter Provides a validatable object adapter.
ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute Represents an attribute used to prevent request forgery.
ValidateInputAttribute Represents an attribute that is used to mark action methods whose input must be validated.
ValueProviderCollection Represents a collection of value provider objects for the application.
ValueProviderDictionary Obsolete.Represents a dictionary of value providers for the application.
ValueProviderFactories Represents a container for value provider factory objects.
ValueProviderFactory Represents a factory used to create value provider objects.
ValueProviderFactoryCollection Represents a collection of value provider factories for the application.
ValueProviderResult Represents the result of binding a value (such as a value sent from a form or a value in a query string) to an action method parameter property or to the parameter itself.
ViewContext Encapsulates information related to rendering a view.
ViewDataDictionary Represents a container that is used to pass data between a controller and a view.
ViewDataDictionary(TModel) Represents a container that is used to pass strongly typed data between a controller and a view.
ViewDataInfo Encapsulates information about the current template content used by development templates and about HTML helpers that interact with templates.
ViewEngineCollection Represents a collection of view engines that are available to the application.
ViewEngineResult Represents the result of locating a view engine.
ViewEngines Represents a collection of view engines that are available to the application.
ViewMasterPage Represents information that is required to generate a master view page.
ViewMasterPage(TModel) Represents information that is required to generate a strongly typed master view page.
ViewPage Represents properties and methods that are required to render a view as a Web Forms page.
ViewPage(TModel) Represents information that is required to render a strongly typed view as a Web Forms page.
ViewResult Represents a class that is used to render a view using an IView instance returned by an IViewEngine object.
ViewResultBase Represents a base class that is used to provide a model to a view and to render the view to the response.
ViewStartPage Provides an abstract class that can be used to implement a view start (master) page.
ViewTemplateUserControl Provides a container for TemplateInfo objects.
ViewTemplateUserControl(TModel) Provides a container for TemplateInfo objects.
ViewType Represents the type of a view.
ViewUserControl Represents information that is required to generate a user control.
ViewUserControl(TModel) Represents information that is required to generate a strongly typed user control.
VirtualPathProviderViewEngine Represents an abstract base class implementation of the IViewEngine interface.
WebFormView Represents information that is required when generating a Web Forms page in ASP.NET MVC.
WebFormViewEngine Represents a view engine that is used to render a Web Forms page to the response.
WebViewPage Represents properties and methods that are required to render a view that uses the ASP.NET Razor syntax.
WebViewPage(TModel) Represents properties and methods that are required to render a view that uses the ASP.NET Razor syntax.

Interfaces

Interface Description
IActionFilter Defines methods that are used in action filters.
IActionInvoker Defines the contract for an action invoker, which is used to invoke an action in response to an HTTP request.
IAuthorizationFilter Defines methods that are required for an authorization filter.
IClientValidatable Provides a method for the ASP.NET MVC validation framework to discover at run time whether a validator supports client-side validation.
IController Defines methods that are required by a controller.
IControllerActivator Provides fine-grained control over how controllers are instantiated using dependency injection.
IControllerFactory Defines methods that are required by a controller factory.
IDependencyResolver Defines methods that simplify service location and dependency resolution.
IExceptionFilter Defines methods that are required by an exception filter.
IFilterProvider Provides an interface for finding filters.
IMetadataAware Provides an interface for exposing attributes to the AssociatedMetadataProvider class.
IModelBinder Defines the methods required by a model binder.
IModelBinderProvider Defines methods for dynamically implementing model binding for classes that implement the IModelBinder interface.
IMvcFilter Defines members for specifying filter order and whether multiple filters are allowed.
IResultFilter Defines the methods required by a result filter.
IRouteWithArea Associates a route with an area in an ASP.NET MVC application.
ITempDataProvider Defines the contract for temp data providers, which store data for viewing in the next request.
IUnvalidatedValueProvider Represents an IValueProvider interface that can skip request validation.
IValueProvider Defines the methods required by value providers in ASP.NET MVC.
IView Defines the methods required by a view.
IViewDataContainer Defines the methods required by the view data dictionary.
IViewEngine Defines the methods required by a view engine.
IViewLocationCache Defines the methods required to cache view locations in memory.
IViewPageActivator Provides fine-grained control over how view pages are created using dependency injection.

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