Define Scaffolding. (with respect to Dynamic Data and ASP.NET MVC)

Question

There is a lot of information about how to implement and customize scaffolding with Dynamic Data and ASP.NET MVC. What exactly is the definition of scaffolding when used in this context?

Answer 1

It means that the Dynamic Data framework will auto-generate a set of routes based on the table names in a data model (e.g. a Linq to SQL data context), and a predefined set of operations (essentially CRUD). When you e.g. visit http://example.com/Products/Details.aspx, where "Products" is the name of a table in your data model, the framework will auto-generate a details page for displaying product details. The generated pages can be customized by providing partial views named according to a convention based on the naming of e.g. columns in the data model.