It's very simple to define a function inside razor.
@functions {
public static HtmlString OrderedList(IEnumerable<string> items)
{ }
}
So you can call a the function anywhere. Like
@Functions.OrderedList(new[] { "Blue", "Red", "Green" })
However, this same work can be done through helper too. As an example
@helper OrderedList(IEnumerable<string> items){
<ol>
@foreach(var item in items){
<li>@item</li>
}
</ol>
}
So what is the difference?? According to this previous post both @helpers and @functions do share one thing in common - they make code reuse a possibility within Web Pages. They also share another thing in common - they look the same at first glance, which is what might cause a bit of confusion about their roles. However, they are not the same. In essence, a helper is a reusable snippet of Razor sytnax exposed as a method, and is intended for rendering HTML to the browser, whereas a function is static utility method that can be called from anywhere within your Web Pages application. The return type for a helper is always HelperResult, whereas the return type for a function is whatever you want it to be.