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Razor: Compiler no longer produces a Views assembly

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The Razor compiler no longer produces a separate Views.dll file that contains the CSHTML views defined in an application.

Version introduced

ASP.NET Core 6.0

Old behavior

In previous versions, the Razor compiler utilizes a two-step compilation process that produces two files:

  • A main AppName.dll assembly that contains application types.
  • An AppName.Views.dll assembly that contains the generated views that are defined in the app. Generated view types are public and under the AspNetCore namespace.

New behavior

Both views and application types are included in a single AppName.dll assembly. View types have the accessibility modifiers internal and sealed and are included under the AspNetCoreGeneratedDocument namespace.

Reason for change

Removing the two-step compilation process:

  • Improves build performance for applications that use Razor views.
  • Allows Razor views to participate in the "hot reload" experience for Visual Studio.

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Affected APIs

None.