Core: ASP.NET Core Web Application Visual Basic (VB)

Created on 12 Dec 2017 · 9Comments · Source: dotnet/core

Any idea on when we will be able to create new projects for ASP.NET Core Web Application using Visual Basic?

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richlander on 15 Dec 2017

Any idea?

I would love to be able convert my projects from .NET Framework to .NET Standard/Core and also try the new Razor Pages Web Project using Visual Basic.

tb-mtg on 9 Jan 2018

Agree, any update on when this will be available would be great! I have lots of code i would like to update to work under .net core and dont want to re-write in c#

simonmilne80 on 10 Jan 2018

@KathleenDollard . I believe you can write a .NET Standard 2.0 Library in VB but haven't tried myself. You should then be able to reference that as a dll just about anywhere.

Petermarcu on 14 Jan 2018

Yes but what about .NET Core projects and the ability to use Razor Pages Web Projects using Visual Basic (.vbhtml).

tb-mtg on 15 Jan 2018

I wasn't saying that was a complete solution. You mentioned .NET Standard so I figured I'd mention that. @KathleenDollard is probably best to answer vb for .NET Core and @DamianEdwards may be able to comment on vbhtml.

Petermarcu on 15 Jan 2018

I have found .NET Core projects that support custom ViewEngines for .pug & .md file types but cannot make it work for .vbhtml files.

It would be great to make it happen using a .vbproj with <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">.

tb-mtg on 18 Jan 2018

I apologize for our delay, some things here have even in transition.

ASP.NET Core WebApi applications are supported. There are some Entity Framework developer issues that are not yet resolved, but other things should work. Please report issues you encounter.

However, vbhtml files are not supported in ASP.NET Core and that is not on the current roadmap. With the high level of interest in Angular, React, etc front ends and fairly low VB usage in Core and Razor scenarios, the is not a current priority. You can place views in a different (C#) projects. The current focus is on VB working in other scenarios.

We are working in a broader statement to put this decision in context, but that will take a bit of time and I don't want to delay answering your specific question.