ASP.NET Web Pages - Helpers






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ASP.NET Web Pages - Helpers



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Web Helpers greatly simplifies web development and common
programming tasks.




ASP.NET Helpers


ASP.NET helpers are components that can be accessed by single lines of
Razor code.


You can build your own helpers using Razor syntax stored as .cshtml files, or
use built-in ASP.NET helpers.


You will learn how to use Razor helpers in the next chapters of this
tutorial.


Below is a short description of some useful Razor helpers:




The WebGrid Helper


The WebGrid helper simplifies the way to display data:



  • Automatically sets up an HTML table to display data

  • Supports different options for formatting

  • Supports paging (First, next, previous, last) through data

  • Supports sorting by clicking on column headings




The Chart Helper


The "Chart Helper" can display chart images of different types with
many formatting options and labels.



chartchart



The Chart helper can display data from arrays , from databases, or from files.




The WebMail Helper


The WebMail helper provides functions for sending email messages using SMTP
(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).




The WebImage Helper


The WebImage helper provides functionality to manage images in a web page.


Keywords: flip, rotate, resize, watermark.







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Third Party Helpers


With Razor you can take advantage of built-in or third party helpers to
simplify the use of email, databases, multimedia, and social networks as well as
many other issues like navigation and web security.





Analytics (Google)



















HelperDescription
Analytics.GetGoogleHtml(webPropertyId)
Renders the Google Analytics JavaScript code for the
specified ID.
Analytics.GetStatCounterHtml(project,
security)
Renders the StatCounter
Analytics JavaScript code for the specified project.
Analytics.GetYahooHtml(account)
Renders the Yahoo Analytics JavaScript code for the
specified account.



Bing















HelperDescription
Bing.SearchBox([boxWidth])
Passes a search to Bing. To specify the site to
search and a title for the search box, you can set
the Bing.SiteUrl and Bing.SiteTitle properties. Normally you set
these properties in the _AppStart page.
Bing.AdvancedSearchBox([, boxWidth] [,
resultWidth] [, resultHeight]
  [, themeColor] [, locale]
)
Displays
Bing search results in the page with optional
formatting. To specify the site to search and a
title for the search box, you can set the Bing.SiteUrl and Bing.SiteTitle
properties. Normally you set these properties in the
_AppStart page.



Crypto











HelperDescription
Crypto.Hash(string [, algorithm])

Crypto.Hash(bytes [, algorithm])

Returns a hash for the specified data. The default
algorithm is sha256.



Facebook











HelperDescription
Facebook.LikeButton(href [,
buttonLayout] [, showFaces] [, width] [, height]
[, action] [, font] [, colorScheme] [, refLabel]
)

Lets Facebook users make a connection to pages.



FileUpload











HelperDescription
FileUpload.GetHtml([initialNumberOfFiles]
[
, allowMoreFilesToBeAdded]
  [
, includeFormTag] [, addText] [,
uploadText])
Renders UI for
uploading files.



GamerCard











HelperDescription
GamerCard.GetHtml(gamerTag)
Renders the specified Xbox gamer tag.



Gravatar Object Reference











HelperDescription
Gravatar.GetHtml(email [, imageSize]
[, defaultImage] [, rating]
  [, imageExtension] [, attributes]
)

Renders the Gravatar image for the specified email
address.



Json















HelperDescription
Json.Encode(object)
Converts a data object to a string in the JavaScript
Object Notation (JSON) format.
Json.Decode(string)
Converts a JSON-encoded input string to a data
object that you can iterate over or insert into a
database.



LinkShare











HelperDescription
LinkShare.GetHtml(pageTitle [,
pageLinkBack] [, twitterUserName]
  [, additionalTweetText] [, linkSites]
)

Renders social networking links using the specified
title and optional URL.



ModelState



















HelperDescription
ModelStateDictionary.AddError(key,
errorMessage)
Associates an error
message with a form field. Use the ModelState
helper to access this member.
ModelStateDictionary.AddFormError(errorMessage)
Associates an error message with a form. Use the ModelState helper to access this
member.
ModelStateDictionary.IsValid
Returns true if there are no validation errors. Use
the ModelState helper to access this
member.



ObjectInfo











HelperDescription
ObjectInfo.Print(value [, depth] [,
enumerationLength]
)
Renders the
properties and values of an object and any child
objects.



Recaptcha




















HelperDescription
Recaptcha.GetHtml([, publicKey] [,
theme] [, language] [, tabIndex]
)

Renders the reCAPTCHA verification test.
ReCaptcha.PublicKey
ReCaptcha.PrivateKey
Sets public and
private keys for the reCAPTCHA service. Normally you
set these properties in the _AppStart page.
ReCaptcha.Validate([, privateKey])
Returns the result of the reCAPTCHA test.



ServerInfo











HelperDescription
ServerInfo.GetHtml()Renders
status information about ASP.NET Web Pages.



Twitter















HelperDescription
Twitter.Profile(twitterUserName)
Renders a Twitter stream for the specified user.
Twitter.Search(searchQuery)
Renders a Twitter stream for the specified search
text.



Video



















HelperDescription
Video.Flash(filename [, width, height])
Renders a Flash video player for the specified file
with optional width and height.
Video.MediaPlayer(filename [, width,
height]
)
Renders a Windows Media
player for the specified file with optional width
and height.
Video.Silverlight(filename,
width
, height)
Renders a
Silverlight player for the specified .xap
file with required width and height.



WebCache



















HelperDescription
WebCache.Get(key)
Returns the object specified by key, or
null if the object is not found.
WebCache.Remove(key)
Removes the object specified by key from
the cache.
WebCache.Set(key, value [,
minutesToCache] [, slidingExpiration]
)

Puts value into the cache under the name
specified by key.



WebImage







































HelperDescription
WebImage(path)Loads an
image from the specified path.
WebImage.AddImagesWatermark(image)
Adds the specified image as a watermark.
WebImage.AddTextWatermark(text)
Adds the specified text to the image.
WebImage.FlipHorizontal()
WebImage.FlipVertical()
Flips the image
horizontally or vertically.
WebImage.GetImageFromRequest()
Loads an image when an image is posted to a page
during a file upload.
WebImage.Resize(width, height)
Resizes the image.
WebImage.RotateLeft()
WebImage.RotateRight()
Rotates the image to
the left or the right.
WebImage.Save(path [, imageFormat])
Saves the image to the specified path.



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