Late binding issue with MVC3 ViewBag in VB.NET

Question

I'm trying out MVC Scaffolding in a VB.NET MVC3 project and running into an issue with late binding with Option Strict set on (and I want it on).

This works in C#:

public ActionResult Create()
{
    ViewBag.PossibleTeams = context.Teams;
    return View();
}

but the virtually the same code in VB.NET:

Public Function Create() As ActionResult
    ViewBag.PossibleTeams = context.Teams
    Return View()
End Function

causes the compiler error Option Strict On disallows late binding. I took a look at the documentation here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.mvc.controllerbase.viewbag(VS.98).aspx but it wasn't very helpful.

I notice that a new empty application in C# uses the ViewBag in the HomeController but the VB.NET version uses ViewData, so maybe this is a VB.NET limitation.

Answer 1

This is not a Trust issue. Option Strict On disallows late binding. In VB.Net, use the ViewData object instead and maintain your Option Strict On setting.