In ASP.NET Core MVC, controllers are typically recognized automatically based on the naming convention (e.g., classes ending with Controller) or by using the [Controller] attribute. For example:
<code>[Controller]
public class HomeController : Controller
{
// Action methods
}
</code>
<code>[Controller]
public class HomeController : Controller
{
// Action methods
}
</code>
[Controller]
public class HomeController : Controller
{
// Action methods
}
However, I conducted an experiment where I removed the naming convention and the [Controller] attribute:
<code>public class Home : Controller
{
// Action methods
}
</code>
<code>public class Home : Controller
{
// Action methods
}
</code>
public class Home : Controller
{
// Action methods
}
Despite these changes, app.MapControllers() still recognized Home as a controller and routed requests to it.
My questions are:
- How is it possible for Home to be recognized as a controller even though it doesn’t follow the default naming convention or have the [Controller] attribute?
- Are there any default or implicit conventions in ASP.NET Core MVC that might explain this behavior?
Additional Context:
<code>I am using ASP.NET Core version 8.
I did not apply any custom conventions or configurations beyond the default setup.
</code>
<code>I am using ASP.NET Core version 8.
I did not apply any custom conventions or configurations beyond the default setup.
</code>
I am using ASP.NET Core version 8.
I did not apply any custom conventions or configurations beyond the default setup.
Any insights or explanations would be greatly appreciated!