Partial view

ASP.NET Web Forms use Page controller pattern approach for rendering layout. In this approach, every page has its own controller, i.e., code-behind file that processes the request. ASP.NET MVC uses Front Controller approach. That approach means a common controller for all pages processes the requests.

According to MSDN the following are the main steps involved in asp.net mvc page life cycle:

The Model-View-Controller (MVC) is an architectural pattern that separates an application into three main logical components: the model, the view, and the controller . Each of these components are built to handle specific development aspects of an application.

To be specific the MVC request goes through various steps of execution and that’s what is termed as MVC application life cycle . Any web application has two main execution steps first understanding the request and depending on the type of the request sending out appropriate response.18 Mar 2014