How to create a User Registration page using asp.net mvc 4

Introduction

This is the 1st part of this series, where I am going to explain how to create a User Registration page using asp.net MVC.

You know, Dotnet awesome is a platform to learn, read and explore contents related to web development. Here in this series "Implement basic functionality in asp.net MVC application", I have explained how to create some very basic functionality like create a registration page, login page, file upload page etc., especially for beginners.

I have explained following articles in the series "Implement basic functionality in asp.net MVC application"

Steps :

Step - 1: Create New Project.

Go to File > New > Project > Select asp.net MVC4 web application > Entry Application Name > Click OK > Select Internet Application > Select view engine Razor > OK

Step-2: Add a Database.

Go to Solution Explorer > Right Click on App_Data folder > Add > New item > Select SQL Server Database Under Data > Enter Database name > Add.

Step-3: Create table for Save data.

Open Database > Right Click on Table > Add New Table > Add Columns > Save > Enter table name > Ok.
In this example, I have used one table as below

Step-4: Add Entity Data Model.

Go to Solution Explorer > Right Click on Project name form Solution Explorer > Add > New item > Select ADO.net Entity Data Model under data > Enter model name > Add.
A popup window will come (Entity Data Model Wizard) > Select Generate from database > Next >
Chose your data connection > select your database > next > Select tables > enter Model Namespace > Finish.

Step-5: Apply validation on model.

Open your model and add validation. Please follow below code

using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Web.Mvc;
public partial class User
{
    public int UserID { get; set; }
    [Required(ErrorMessage="Please provide username", AllowEmptyStrings=false)]
    public string Username { get; set; }
    [Required(ErrorMessage="Please provide Password", AllowEmptyStrings=false)]
    [DataType( System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.DataType.Password)]
    [StringLength(50,MinimumLength=8, ErrorMessage="Password must be 8 char long.")]
    public string Password { get; set; }
    [Compare("Password", ErrorMessage = "Confirm password dose not match.")]
    [DataType(System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.DataType.Password)]
    public string ConfirmPassword { get; set; }
    [Required(ErrorMessage="Please provide full name", AllowEmptyStrings=false)]
    public string FullName { get; set; }        
 
    [RegularExpression(@"^([0-9a-zA-Z]([\+\-_\.][0-9a-zA-Z]+)*)+@(([0-9a-zA-Z][-\w]*[0-9a-zA-Z]*\.)+[a-zA-Z0-9]{2,3})$",
        ErrorMessage="Please provide valid email id")]
    public string EmailID { get; set; }
}

Step-6: Create a Controller .

Go to Solution Explorer > Right Click on Controllers folder form Solution Explorer > Add > Controller > Enter Controller name > Select Templete "empty MVC Controller"> Add.

Here I have created a controller "UserController"

Step-7: Add new action into your controller for Get Method

Here I have added "Register" Action into "User" Controller. Please write this following code

public class UserController : Controller
{            
    public ActionResult Register()
    {
        return View();
    }
}

Step-8: Add view for your Action (Register) & design for creating a Register form.

Right Click on Action Method (here right click on Register action) > Add View... > Enter View Name > Select View Engine (Razor) > Check "Create a strong-typed view" > Select your model class > Add.
HTML Code

@model MVCRegistration.User
@using (Html.BeginForm()) {
    @Html.ValidationSummary(true) 
    <fieldset>
        <legend>User</legend>
        @Html.AntiForgeryToken()
        @if (ViewBag.Message != null)
        {
            <div style="border:solid 1px green">
                @ViewBag.Message
            </div>
        }
        <div class="editor-label">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.FullName)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.FullName)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.FullName)
        </div>
 
        <div class="editor-label">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.EmailID)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.EmailID)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.EmailID)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-label">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Username)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Username)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Username)
        </div>
 
        <div class="editor-label">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Password)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Password)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Password)
        </div>
 
        <div class="editor-label">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.ConfirmPassword)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.ConfirmPassword)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.ConfirmPassword)
        </div>
        <p>
            <input type="submit" value="Create" />
        </p>
    </fieldset>
} 
<div>
    @Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Index")
</div> 
@section Scripts {
    @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryval")
}

Step-9: Add new action into your controller for POST Method (for Register)

Here I have added "Register" Action with Model Parameter (here "User") into "User" Controller. Please write this following code

[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult Register(User U)
{
    if (ModelState.IsValid)
    {
        using (MyDatabaseEntities dc = new MyDatabaseEntities())
        { 
            //you should check duplicate registration here 
            dc.Users.Add(U);
            dc.SaveChanges();
            ModelState.Clear();
            U = null;
            ViewBag.Message = "Successfully Registration Done";
        }
    }
    return View(U);
}

Step-10: Run Application.

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