How can i get view path in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I create a helper and i want to get view's path in this helper code, How can i do that?

I try code below. It will use view that return from action. So If i use this helper in partial view it will get parent view name instead.

RazorView view = helper.ViewContext.View as RazorView;      
viewPath = view.ViewPath;

Thank you in advance.

try this ((System.Web.Mvc.RazorView)htmlHelper.ViewContext.View).ViewPath — Shivang MIttal
– Shivang MIttal, Commented Sep 2, 2014 at 8:20
@Shiv it's same thing as my code. if it's in partial view it will return parent view name not the partial one. — LLF
– LLF, Commented Sep 2, 2014 at 8:22
AFAIK, you can get the path with string path = helper.ViewDataContainer as WebPageBase).VirtualPath; but its not very elegant and you would have to parse the value — user3559349
– user3559349, Commented Sep 2, 2014 at 8:30

user3559349 · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-02 09:44:31Z

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You can retrieve the path of the view or partial view using

string path = (helper.ViewDataContainer as WebPageBase).VirtualPath;

This will return something like ~/Views/Home/MyPartial.cshtml

answered Sep 2, 2014 at 9:44

user3559349

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What is 'helper' ?