title: ASP.NET MVC: What is the purpose of @section?
body: <p>For an ASP.NET MVC application, I saw <a href="https://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/asp-net-mvc-3-layouts-and-sections-with-razor" rel="noreferrer">this blog article</a>.
  The author ScottGu adds <code>@section</code> to the Index.cshtml. </p>
  
  <p>I have a couple of questions (referring to the article above):</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Is Index.cshtml a shared View? </li>
  <li>The example code uses <code>@section</code> code in a particular view. Why?</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Can someone please explain why and when I would use <code>@section</code> in a View?</p>