Layout in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I have started learning Asp.Net MVC and the Problem is that when i add a new view named Index.cshtml it automatically takes Html from Layout Page. I don't know what is happening here.

Index.cshtml :-

@{
   ViewBag.Title = "Index";
 }

 <h2>Index</h2>

Layout Page :-

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
<title>@ViewBag.Title</title>
@Styles.Render("~/Content/css")
@Scripts.Render("~/bundles/modernizr")
</head>
<body>
<p>This is a Layout Page....</p>
@RenderBody()

@Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jquery")
@RenderSection("scripts", required: false)
</body>
</html>

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:07:46Z

6

Just include Layout = null and your problem will be solved as :-

Index.cshtml :-

@{
   ViewBag.Title = "Index";
   Layout = null;
 }

 <h2>Index</h2>

The Problem is because of the usage of the 'Layout' property, which if you do not specify a value explicitly will use the _ViewStart.cshtml file for it's layout. Specifying Layout=null in your view will cause it to ignore the layout specified in _ViewStart.cshtml file.

EDIT :-

if you want to know more about _ViewStart.cshtml and how it works then visit this link :-

Where and how is the _ViewStart.cshtml layout file linked?

OR

http://www.dotnetcurry.com/showarticle.aspx?ID=605

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:07

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answered Aug 21, 2014 at 4:55

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:45:08Z

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There are a number of solutions to this problem. The first, as posted by @Exception is to use the Layout=null statement in your view.

You can also return a PartialView() in your controller. PartialView's do not render layouts, so even though your view is a full view, using the PartialView type will cause no layout to occur.

public ActionResult Index() {
    return PartialView("Index");
}

A 3rd option is to remove the _ViewStart.cshtml file from your project, if you don't plan on using any layouts at all.

A 4th option would be to use an alternate layout file for this action, if you simply want a layout that is different for this action, you can specify a different layout file using Layout="path-to-layout.cshtml";

You can also Nest layouts, which may help you to avoid creating these one-off pages in cases where you want slightly different layouts.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/7603129/61164

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answered Aug 21, 2014 at 5:41

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Kartikeya Khosla Over a year ago

Hello..do you really think taking full view as partial view is a good idea...and for one view removing _viewstart file is not a good idea either...

Erik Funkenbusch Over a year ago

@Exception - The only difference between a View and PartialView is Layout rendering. PartialView forces layout to null, that's it. And if you aren't going to use layouts, there is no reason to have a _viewstart file. Why would you think it's not a "good idea" to get rid of something you aren't using?

Kartikeya Khosla Over a year ago

the user here has mentioned that he don't want to use layout the user only want to disable it for one view only...

Erik Funkenbusch Over a year ago

@Exception - you really need to read better. My post said explicitly "if you don't plan on using any layouts at all". I was simply laying out the options.

Kartikeya Khosla Over a year ago

okk..but in my opinion removing _viewstart.cshtml is not a great solution of the problem...

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Kamlesh Meghwal · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-21 05:01:34Z

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Just make your layout null, than it will not render master layout

@{
   ViewBag.Title = "Index";
   Layout = null;
 }

answered Aug 21, 2014 at 5:01

Kamlesh Meghwal

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Kamlesh Meghwal Over a year ago

what if answer is same? .:P

Kartikeya Khosla Over a year ago

if the answer is same then it will not be beneficial for user who has put the question over here..

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