MVC3: How to get currently executing view or partial view programatically inside a HtmlHelper extension?

Question

How to get currently executing view name or partial view name programmatically inside a HtmlHelper extension? In my situation, I can't use ViewData or can't pass view name to the extension from the View.

Answer 1

var webPage = htmlhelper.ViewDataContainer as WebPageBase;
var virtualPath = webPage.VirtualPath;

Answer 2

This is your best bet:

Retrieve the current view name in ASP.NET MVC?