Hox can also be used in C# and VB.NET projects. Part of the side effect of looking for a simple and easy DSL is that Hox can be used in any .NET language.
C# Usage
Since Hox is written in F#, much of the API looks like a static class to C# code. This means you have to add using static references to the Hox namespace.
The following example shows how to use Hox in a C# project.
using static Hox.NodeDsl;
using static Hox.NodeExtensions;
using static Hox.Rendering;
var node =
h("html",
h("head",
h("title", "Hello World")
),
h("body",
h("h1", "Hello World")
.attr("id", "first-h1")
.attr("class", "title is-primary")
.attr("style", "color: red;"),
h("p.subtitle", "This is a paragraph.")
)
)
.attr("lang", "en");
var html = await Render.AsString(node);
// do something with the html
VB.NET Usage
Similarly to C#, VB.NET can also use Hox. The following example shows how to use Hox in a VB.NET project.
Imports Hox.NodeDsl
Imports Hox.NodeExtensions
Module Views
Dim Main =
h("html",
h("head",
h("title", "Hello World")
),
h("body",
h("h1", "Hello World")
.attr("id", "first-h1")
.attr("class", "title is-primary")
.attr("style", "color: red;"),
h("p.subtitle", "This is a paragraph.")
)
)
.attr("lang", "en")
End Module
Sub Async Sub DoWork()
Dim html = Await Render.AsString(Views.Main)
' do something with the html
End Sub
In general, both languages can use Hox up to the same extent as F# except by the Feliz API which uses specific F# types so, you can follow the rest of the guides and reference will be useful for you as well.