Please explain me the ASP.NET MVC helper classes clearly. We have been using asp.net application in our company. Till date we have been using asp.net controls. Now we are planning to migrate to Ignite UI controls(Grid and other controls). We have been seeing that is closely connected with ASP.NET MVC application. i.e. it has ASP.NET controller, views and model. Let me know how can we make use of these classes if we are to use asp.net application. WE are feeling not too comfortable using handler .ashx classes.
Hello Devington,
May I be of any further help in regards to using WebForms vs. MVC?
The ASP.NET MVC help classes are intended specifically for using with an ASP.NET MVC application rather than an ASP.NET WebForms application. When considering whether to use ASP.NET MVC or WebForms it is important to note that you are going to be using a different architecture, most notably being that MVC lacks the server side events and use of ViewState that WebForms has. For a detailed list of differences please see the following CodeProject article:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/668182/Difference-betweeen-ASP-NET-WebForms-and-ASP-NET-M
If you would like to use the IgniteUI controls in an ASP.NET WebForms project my recommendation would be to work with the pure JavaScript version. You would add standard markup elements to your page, such as tables for the Grid control. You would then use jQuery selectors to select those elements and use the IgniteUI widgets off of those elements, similar to what you may see in our Ignite UI samples:
http://igniteui.com/grid/sorting-local