Pillar is a C# web framework that uses the power of .NET Framework for creating dynamic pages easily with the help of CSScript Library for scripting. There are currently three (3) levels of tags. (1) Function level which is executed inside the Main function and uses a tag name csharp. (2) Class level which contains a functions and can declare a user-defined function, it uses a tag name csharp-func. (3) And Namespace level which contains a classes and can declare a user-defined class, it uses a tag name csharp-class.
An example usage of the framework.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<title>Pillar Site</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
</head>
<body>
<a href="info/contact">Contact Us</a><br>
<csharp-func>
void SayHello(int times) {
for (int i = 0; i < times; i++) Echo("Hello World " + (i + 1).ToString() + "<br>");
}
void DisplayCurrentDateTime(string format="MM dd, yyyy") {
Echo(DateTime.Now.ToString(format) + "<br>");
}
</csharp-func>
<csharp>
if (POST.ContainsKey("fullname")) Echo("Hello " + POST["fullname"] + "!<br><br>");
else if (GET.ContainsKey("fullname")) Echo("Hello " + GET["fullname"] + "!<br><br>");
else Echo("Hello our Guest!<br><br>");
SayHello(10);
VAR.Add("mySurname", "Dizon");
</csharp>
<br><hr>
<csharp>
Echo("Variable \"mySurname\" = " + VAR["mySurname"].ToString() + "<br><br>");
DisplayCurrentDateTime();
Student me = new Student("12-34567", "First Name", "Middle Name", "Last Name");
Echo("<h3>" + me.FullName() + "</h3>");
Echo("<h4>" + me.ToString() + "</h4>");
</csharp>
<csharp-class>
class Student {
public string SrCode;
public string FirstName;
public string MiddleName;
public string LastName;
public Student(string sr, string first, string middle, string last) {
SrCode = sr;
FirstName = first;
MiddleName = middle;
LastName = last;
}
public string FullName() {
return FirstName + " " + MiddleName + " " + LastName;
}
public override string ToString() {
return string.Format("This Student has Sr Code: {0}{4}First Name: {1}{4}Middle Name: {2}{4}Last Name: {3}", SrCode, FirstName, MiddleName, LastName, "<br>");
}
}
</csharp-class>
</body>
</html>Post and Get Forms
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<title>Contact Info</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
</head>
<body>
<a href="../index">Go Back</a>
<h1>Contact Us</h1>
<img src="aesir.png">
<hr>
<h2>POST FORM</h2>
<form action="../index?action=submitted" method="POST">
Full Name: <input type="text" name="fullname"><br>
Mobile: <input type="text" name="mobile"><br>
Feedback: <input type="text" name="feedback"><br>
<input type="submit" name="btnSubmit">
</form>
<hr>
<h2>GET FORM</h2>
<form action="../index.phtml" method="GET">
Full Name: <input type="text" name="fullname"><br>
Mobile: <input type="text" name="mobile"><br>
Feedback: <input type="text" name="feedback"><br>
<input type="submit" name="btnSubmit">
</form>
</body>
</html>As the user submits the form, the post/get data will be transferred to a dictionary which can be used by the action page.