Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition

26 Using the built-in tag helpers

This chapter covers

• Creating anchor elements that target actions and Razor Pages
• Managing JavaScript and CSS files
• Working with image elements
• Caching fragments of content
• Generating content based on the hosting environment

ASP.NET Core provides a set of built-in tag helpers that apply the most commonly required element transformations. In this chapter, I explain those tag helpers that deal with anchor, script, link, and image elements, as well as features for caching content and selecting content based on the environment. In chapter 27, I describe the tag helpers that support HTML forms. Table 26.1 puts the built-in tag helpers in context.

Table 26.1 Putting the built-in tag helpers in context

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