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ASP.NET Razor views are not updating when simply updating html

ASP.NET Razor views are not updating when simply updating html. I'm trying to add a few elements on a page when my application is running in debug mode, and the changes are not being seen in the browser when I refresh the page. However, if I stop and restart the application, the changes are seen.

I've tried disabling cache, sending back headers (pragma no-cache), shift reload on the browser, nothing seems to work.

This is quite frustrating having to continually bounce the app.

What I'm using: asp.net 4.5, IISExpress, visual studio 2013.

Does anyone know how to turn off the output cache so I can debug without having to restart the entire application?

thanks

Solution

  • As of September 2019, there's a bug in visual studio which prevents razor views from updating unless you restart the server after every update. Very annoying!

    To fix:

    1- Add the NuGet package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation

    2- Modify the ConfigureServices method in startup.cs

    Replace 

     services.AddControllersWithViews();

    with

     services.AddControllersWithViews().AddRazorRuntimeCompilation();