Jdenticon.AspNet.Mvc Namespace

Classes for using Jdenticon from ASP.NET MVC.

Classes

	HtmlHelperExtensions	HtmlHelper extension methods for Jdenticon.
	IdenticonHttpHandler	IHttpHandler implementation used to serve icons.
	IdenticonResult	Defines a result that will render and return an identicon.
	UrlHelperExtensions	UrlHelper extension methods for Jdenticon.

Examples

To use Jdenticon from ASP.NET MVC, install the Jdenticon.AspNet.Mvc NuGet package.

NuGet Package Manager

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PM> Install-Package Jdenticon.AspNet.Mvc

Jdenticon can be used in multiple ways in ASP.NET MVC. The first example shows how to use the HtmlHelper extension methods to render an IMG element on the page.

HtmlHelper approach

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@Html.Identicon("TestIcon", 60, alt: "Identicon")

is rendered as:
<img src="/identicon.axd?5AMA8Xyneag78XyneQ--" width="60" height="60" alt="Identicon" />

The following example shows how to use the UrlHelper extension methods for generating identicon urls.

UrlHelper approach

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<img src="@Url.Identicon("TestIcon", 60)" alt="Identicon" width="60" height="60" >

is rendered as:
<img src="/identicon.axd?5AMA8Xyneag78XyneQ--" alt="Identicon" width="60" height="60" >

It is also possible to return an identicon as a result from a ASP.NET MVC controller. Note that the actual icon data is returned by the IdenticonResult. The other two approaches utilize urls handled by the IdenticonHttpHandler.

Identicon as action result

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public class IconController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Icon(string value, int size)
    {
        return IdenticonResult.FromValue(value, size);
    }
}