How to render a ASP.NET MVC5 Razor View (.cshtml) in the 'templateUrl' in @Component. On using '/Home/Index', the page hangs.
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { Product } from './model';
import { InventoryService } from './dataService';
@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `<ul>
<li *ngFor="let product of products">
<h4>{{product.getProducts()}}</h4>
</li>
</ul>`,
//templateUrl: '/Home/Index',
providers: [InventoryService]
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
products: Product[];
constructor(private productService: InventoryService) { }
ngOnInit(): void {
this.productService.getAll()
.then(products => this.products = products);
}
}
Server Side Routing (RouteConfig.cs):
routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
Angular's main page is the MVC's shared _Layout.cshtml file:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>@ViewBag.Title - My ASP.NET Application</title>
@Styles.Render("~/Content/css")
@Scripts.Render("~/bundles/modernizr")
<!-- 1. Load libraries -->
<!-- Polyfill(s) for older browsers -->
<script src="~/node_modules/core-js/client/shim.min.js"></script>
<script src="~/node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js"></script>
<script src="~/node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js"></script>
<!-- 2. Configure SystemJS -->
<script src="~/Scripts/systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script>
System.import('../Scripts/main').catch(function (err)
{
console.error(err);
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top">
<div class="container">
<div class="navbar-header">
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse">
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>
The web api controller (ProductController.cs) is accessible directly and procuces valid JSON output.
[Route("api/Product/GetProducts")]
public IEnumerable<ProductJSON> GetProducts()
{
IQueryable<ProductJSON> products = _context.Products.Select(
p => new ProductJSON
{
Name = p.Name,
Category = p.Category,
Price = p.Price
});
return products.ToList();
}
HomeController.cs is as below:-
public class HomeController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
public ActionResult About()
{
ViewBag.Message = "Your application description page.";
return View();
}
public ActionResult Contact()
{
ViewBag.Message = "Your contact page.";
return View();
}
}
Index.cshtml is as below:-
@{
ViewBag.Title = "Home Page";
}
<my-app>Loading...</my-app>
I am able to access '/Home/Index' path successfully when using 'template', but application hangs and not able to access on using 'templateUrl'
@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `<ul>
<li *ngFor="let product of products">
<h4>{{product.getProducts()}}</h4>
</li>
</ul>`,
//templateUrl: '/Home/Index',
providers: [InventoryService]
})
you need a little different approach when mixing ASP.NET MVC5 and Angular, you need to separate your Root component path and ASP.NET default path.
Try below,
Create a new Controller let's say ComponentsController like below,
public class ComponentsController : Controller
{
// GET: Components
public ActionResult App()
{
return View();
}
}
and add a Components\App.cshtml, make sure no shared _Layout is used.
<ul>
<li *ngFor="let product of products">
<h4>{{product.getProducts()}}</h4>
</li>
</ul>
update AppComponent template URL, so that it uses new path,
templateUrl: '/Components/App'
Remove shared Layout for your Index.cshtml as well and get it served directly from Index.cshtml, fix path based on your project structure
It should work.
Check this Github Repo with a basic application.
Hope this helps!!