What's New In MVC 4? - Key Features of MVC 4

The MVC is a framework, standard pattern for developing Web applications and MVC framework handled by three objects Model, View and Controller.

Previously, MVC 3 contains only three templates i.e.

1.      Empty Template

2.      Intranet Application Template

3.      Intranet Application Template

Now, MVC 4 contains as following –

1.      MVC 4 introduced a popular new feature that is called Web API framework and its work over the HTTP services.

2.      MVC 4 added and improves to default project templates.

3.      MVC 4 introduced to empty project template.

4.      MVC 4 introduced to new mobile project template.

5.      MVC 4 is going to support and adding controller to other project folders.

6.      MVC 4 is going to support the Asynchronous Controllers.

7.      MVC 4 introduced to bundling and Magnification concepts.

8.      MVC 4 introduced to OAuth and OpenID login with the help of DotNetOpenAuth library.

9.      MVC 4 going to support to Windows Azure SDK 1.6.

Some Advance Features -

Full Support for Routes in MVC 4 –

routes.MapHttpRoute(

  name: "DefaultApi",

  routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",

  defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }

);

Razor Enhancements - URL Resolution - Support for ~/ syntax

You can now write this -

<script src="~/Scripts/site.js"></script>

Instead of writing this-

<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/site.js")"></script>

Conditional attribute rendering –

<div @{if (myClass != null) { <text>class="@myClass"</text> } }>Content</div>

References -More useful links for MVC 4

http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2012/02/16/asp-net-4-beta-released.aspx

http://www.asp.net/mvc/mvc4