It is possible to use React with ASP.NET Web Forms, but it requires some additional setup and configuration.
One approach is to create a new ASP.NET Web Forms application and then add React to it as a client-side library. You can use a package manager like npm or yarn to install React and its dependencies, and then include the React scripts in your Web Forms pages.
Here are the basic steps:
- Create a new ASP.NET Web Forms application in Visual Studio.
- Install Node.js and npm (Node.js package manager) on your system.
- Open a command prompt or terminal and navigate to the root directory of your project.
- Use the package manager (npm or yarn) to install React and its dependencies. For example, you can run the following command to install React:
- Create a new ASP.NET Web Forms application in Visual Studio.
- Install Node.js and npm (Node.js package manager) on your system.
- Open a command prompt or terminal and navigate to the root directory of your project.
- Use the package manager (npm or yarn) to install React and its dependencies. For example, you can run the following command to install React:
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/16.8.6/umd/react.development.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react-dom/16.8.6/umd/react-dom.development.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/babel-standalone/6.26.0/babel.min.js"></script>
<script src="Scripts/app.jsx" type="text/babel"></script>
Note that you should include these scripts at the bottom of your HTML pages, just before the closing </body> tag, to ensure that the DOM has been fully loaded before your React code runs.
That’s it! With these steps, you can use React to build dynamic UIs in your ASP.NET Web Forms application. However, keep in mind that this approach requires some additional setup and configuration compared to using React with a more modern framework like React or Angular.