$8.$ Basic ASP.NET Core Application $(13$ Marks$)$

Scenario: Create a simple web application that displays a welcome message with the user's name.

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Components:

$$ Controller: Handles user input and interacts with the view.

$$ View: Displays the welcome message to the user.

Steps: $(6)$

$$ Create a new ASP.NET Core Web Application project: Use Visual Studio or the dotnet new

webapp command. $(2$ marks$)$

$$ Add a model class: Create a class named Person with properties for Name and optional Message.

$(2$ marks$)$

$$ Create a controller: Add a controller named HomeController with an Index action method. $(2$

marks$)$

Implement the Index action method: $(4)$

$$ Accept a parameter of type Person named person. $(1$ mark$)$

$$ If person is null, create a new instance with an empty name. $(1$ mark$)$

$$ Generate a welcome message using string interpolation: "Welcome, $\{$person$.$Name$\}!".(1$

mark$)$

$$ Pass the person object and the welcome message to the view. $(1$ mark$)$

Create a view: Add a view named Index.cshtml in the Views$/$Home folder. $(1$ mark$)$

Implement the Index.cshtml view: $(3)$

$$ Access the received person and message data. $(1$ mark$)$

$$ Display the welcome message using an HTML heading element $($e$.$g$.,$