How to view ViewBag content while debugging in Visual Studio?

Question

How can I easily view the contents of a ViewBag while debugging ASP.NET MVC controllers in Visual Studio?

As a workaround, I use temporary variables:

string tmp = ViewBag.MyData;

So, the problem is that viewing ViewBag.MyData directly is difficult, tmp is easy.

Answer 1

To view the contents of ViewBag when debugging:

• At a breakpoint...
• Open (Debug menu / QuickWatch) and type in ViewBag.
• Click the arrows at the left-hand-side for ViewBag, then for Dynamic.
• The contents of ViewBag will be displayed.