The Complete Guide to ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 5) - View Component Action

The video tutorial explains how to display the logged-in user's name in an ASP.NET Core application by using view components. It covers the concept of view components, their benefits, and how they can be used to render specific parts of a page. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on creating a view component, implementing dependency injection for a unit of work, and creating an action method to retrieve user details from the database. The video concludes with a brief overview of the rules for creating view components and a preview of what will be covered in the next video.

What is the purpose of using a view component in ASP.NET Core?

What are the rules for adding a view component in ASP.NET Core?

How does ASP.NET Core identify a class as a view component?

Describe how user details are retrieved in a view component.

What is the significance of dependency injection in the context of view components?

Explain the role of the 'invoke async' method in a view component.

What should be done to display the logged-in user's name in the application?