Create ASP.NET Core MVC 5 Project
On the Visual Studio, select Create a new project from Get Started
Select ASP.NET Core Web Application
Input Project Name and select Location for new project
Select ASP.NET Core 5.0 Version and select ASP.NET Core Empty Template. Click Create button to finish
Add Configurations
Open Startup.cs file and add new configurations as below:
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
namespace LearnASPNETCoreMVC5
{
public class Startup
{
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
services.AddControllersWithViews();
}
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
{
if (env.IsDevelopment())
{
app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
}
app.UseRouting();
app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
{
endpoints.MapControllerRoute(
name: "default",
pattern: "{controller=Demo}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
});
}
}
}
Create Controller
Create new folder named Controllers. In this folder, create new controller named DemoController.cs as below:
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
namespace LearnASPNETCoreMVC5.Controllers
{
[Route("demo")]
public class DemoController : Controller
{
[Route("")]
[Route("index")]
[Route("~/")]
public IActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
[HttpPost]
[Route("Work1")]
public IActionResult Work1()
{
return View("Work1");
}
[HttpPost]
[Route("Work2")]
public IActionResult Work2()
{
return View("Work2");
}
[HttpPost]
[Route("Work3")]
public IActionResult Work3()
{
return View("Work3");
}
}
}
Create View
Create new folder named Views. In this folder, create new folder named Demo and add new views as below:
Index View
In Demo folder, create new view named Index.cshtml as below:
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
<title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Multiple Submit Form</h3>
<form method="post">
<input type="submit" value="Work 1" asp-controller="demo" asp-action="work1" />
<input type="submit" value="Work 2" asp-controller="demo" asp-action="work2" />
<input type="submit" value="Work 3" asp-controller="demo" asp-action="work3" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
Work1 View
In Demo folder, create new view named Work1.cshtml as below:
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
<title>Work 1 View</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Work 1 View</h3>
<a asp-controller="demo" asp-action="index">Index Page</a>
</body>
</html>
Work2 View
In Demo folder, create new view named Work2.cshtml as below:
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
<title>Work 2 View</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Work 2 View</h3>
<a asp-controller="demo" asp-action="index">Index Page</a>
</body>
</html>
Work3 View
In Demo folder, create new view named Work3.cshtml as below:
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
<title>Work 3 View</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Work 3 View</h3>
<a asp-controller="demo" asp-action="index">Index Page</a>
</body>
</html>
Create Razor View Imports
Select Views folder and right click to select Add\New Item Menu
Select Web\ASP.NET in left side. Select Razor View Imports item and click Add button to Finish
In _ViewImports.cshtml file and TagHelpers library as below:
@addTagHelper *, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
Structure of ASP.NET Core MVC 5 Project
Run Application
Access Index action in Demo controller with following url: http://localhost:48982
Output
Click Work 1 button submit form to Work1 action in Demo controller with following url: http://localhost:48982/demo/work1
Output
Click Work 2 button submit form to Work2 action in Demo controller with following url: http://localhost:48982/demo/work2
Output
Click Work 3 button submit form to Work3 action in Demo controller with following url: http://localhost:48982/demo/work3
Output