MVC Handling

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A visual guide to the Model View Controller Cycle from a browser request to a rendered HTML page.

Topic:

The Model Controll View Cycle

Reading Time:

5-10min

Last Uploaded:

September 2026

Overview:

In a MVC application, the browser and server exchange HTTP messages while routing, a controller action, and a view work together to produce the requested page.

MVC Diagram

Browser Sends an HTTP Request

The user of the web application will click a link to a certain page which will have the web browser submit a HTTP request to the server.

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The server will analyze that data and process the page that is being asked for and sending it to the controller.

The Contoller Returns a View

The controller will then read the specific page view that is being asked for and call the appropriate view method. That method will make a call to the view.cshtml page asking for the html.

The Surver Returns HTML

That code will then be processed and sent back to the server as a HTTP response. That response will send the HTML code to be displayed on the web browser.