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Why is ViewContext.ViewName not available?

I read several examples on the web which use the following code:

Private Function SomeFunction(ByVal htmlhelper As HtmlHelper) As String
    Dim controller As Controller = htmlhelper.ViewContext.Controller

    If controller IsNot Nothing Then
        Dim vname as String = htmlhelper.ViewContext.ViewName 'This doesnt work
    End If
End Function

ViewContext does not have a member called ViewName. Am I missing something?

Refs: http://blog.eworldui.net/post/2008/05/ASPNET-MVC---Localization.aspx
Asp.Net MVC: How to determine if you're currently on a specific view
http://groups.google.com/group/spark-dev/browse_thread/thread/e5d9e8264c66ba57

Solution

  • It looks like ViewName was removed during the betas. Here's two work-arounds:

    http://forums.asp.net/p/1334617/2694729.aspx