@helper and Url.Action

Question

I'm trying to extract some simple code into a separate helper function

    @helper ShowPath()
    {
    <p class="migas">
    <a href="@Url.Action("Index", "Home")">Home</a>
   &gt; <a href="@Url.Action("Index", "AboutUs")">About Us</a>
   &gt; Directory</p>
}

Works fine within the original cshtml file but the @Url.Action causes a compile error when I extract it to a separate file that I put within the App_Code folder.

Do I need to pass in a HTMLHelper from the calling page? If so, any ideas how?

Answer 1

you need to pass the UrlHelper to your method

@helper ShowPath(UrlHelper url)
{
    <p class="migas">
    <a href="@Url.Action("Index", "Home")">Home</a>
   &gt; <a href="@url.Action("Index", "AboutUs")">About Us</a>
   &gt; Directory</p>
}

and then from a view,

@YouAppCodeName.ShowPath(Url)