In MVC 3, Default Search view engine works like the following:
If user controls, the View engine finds under View folder OR Shared folder only.
Here is a problem:
If I created a folder under shared folder and your user control having in that folder, MVC ViewEngine couldn't find the correct user control via embedded usercontrol's page.
.Net throws this error.
But in MVC, every class that integreated in MVC you can extend as your custom requried.
Here is an example that I've found in internet that somebody shared in this website
(Waynehaffenden.com
RazorCSharpViewEngine.cs
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01 using System.Web.Mvc;
02 public class RazorCSharpViewEngine : RazorViewEngine
03 {
04 public RazorCSharpViewEngine()
05 {
06 AreaViewLocationFormats = new[]
07 {
08 "~/Areas/{2}/Views/{1}/{0}.cshtml",
09 "~/Areas/{2}/Views/Shared/{0}.cshtml"
10 };
11 AreaMasterLocationFormats = new[]
12 {
13 "~/Areas/{2}/Views/{1}/{0}.cshtml",
14 "~/Areas/{2}/Views/Shared/{0}.cshtml"
15 };
16 AreaPartialViewLocationFormats = new[]
17 {
18 "~/Areas/{2}/Views/{1}/{0}.cshtml",
19 "~/Areas/{2}/Views/Shared/{0}.cshtml"
20 };
21 ViewLocationFormats = new[]
22 {
23 "~/Views/{1}/{0}.cshtml",
24 "~/Views/Shared/{0}.cshtml"
25 };
26 MasterLocationFormats = new[]
27 {
28 "~/Views/{1}/{0}.cshtml",
29 "~/Views/Shared/{0}.cshtml"
30 };
31 PartialViewLocationFormats = new[]
32 {
33 "~/Views/{1}/{0}.cshtml",
34 "~/Views/Shared/{0}.cshtml"
35 };
36 }
37 }
Your Global.ascs's Application start() method should be as following.
protected void Application_Start()
{
AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
ViewEngines.Engines.Add(new RazorCustomViewEngine());
}
