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In my "root" Views folder, I have a _ViewStart with the following code:
@Code Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.vbhtml" End COde In my Area/Public/Views folder, I have a copy of my _ViewStart from the root Views folder.
But when I run the code, I get this error:
Unable to cast object of type 'ASP._ViewStart_vbhtml' to type 'System.Web.WebPages.StartPage'. What I'm doing wrong?
Can I use one _ViewStart.vbhtml for my areas too?
How can I use _ViewStart.vbhtml in Areas?
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The _ViewStart. cshtml page is a special view page containing the statement declaration to include the Layout page. Instead of declaring the Layout page in every view page, we can use the _ViewStart page. When a View Page Start is running, the “_ViewStart.
The primary use of a ViewStart file is to set the Layout view. Let us now go to the Index. cshtml file and cut the Layout line and then add it to the ViewStart file as shown in the following program.
We can also create multiple _ViewStart. cshtml pages. The file execution is dependent upon the location of the file within the folder hierarchy and the view being rendered. The MVC Runtime will first execute the code of the _ViewStart.
Areas are an ASP.NET feature used to organize related functionality into a group as a separate namespace (for routing) and folder structure (for views). Using areas creates a hierarchy for the purpose of routing by adding another route parameter, area , to controller and action or a Razor Page page .
You need to copy the ~\Views\Web.config file (or at least the following configuration elements) into your Area's View Web.Config:
<configSections> <sectionGroup name="system.web.webPages.razor" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorWebSectionGroup, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"> <section name="host" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.HostSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" /> <section name="pages" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorPagesSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" /> </sectionGroup> </configSections> <system.web.webPages.razor> <host factoryType="System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" /> <pages pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage"> <namespaces> <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" /> <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" /> <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" /> <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" /> </namespaces> </pages> </system.web.webPages.razor> If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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