Razor is a C# markup syntax. It lets you embed server-based code into web pages. Files with .cshtml extension contain C# code inside HTML. They are used by ASP.NET Razor engine. .cshtml files enable dynamic content creation on the fly as the webpage renders.
These files execute on the server. Complex tasks like databases and views happen there. Before sending the page to the browser, the server runs the C# scripts.
Visual Studio offers tools for .cshtml files. It has syntax highlighting and code suggestions. These help developers. NOTE: Razor has more operations than ASP.NET’s default engine.
You can open and edit .cshtml files in any text editor. .cshtml is the extension of a razor file. Cshtml = C# + HTML. Razor also uses .razor files. These are for razor components. They combine C# and HTML.
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