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Expand Up @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Part 2, add a controller to an ASP.NET Core MVC app
author: wadepickett
description: Part 2 of tutorial series on ASP.NET Core MVC.
ms.author: wpickett
ms.date: 01/22/2026
ms.date: 09/06/2026
monikerRange: '>= aspnetcore-3.1'
uid: tutorials/first-mvc-app/adding-controller
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Expand All @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ MVC-based apps contain:
* **V**iews: Views are the components that display the app's user interface (UI). Generally, this UI displays the model data.
* **C**ontrollers: Classes that:
* Handle browser requests.
* Retrieve model data.
* Invoke model logic to retrieve or modify data.
* Call view templates that return a response.

In an MVC app, the view only displays information. The controller handles and responds to user input and interaction. For example, the controller handles URL segments and query-string values, and passes these values to the model. The model might use these values to query the database. For example:
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