Dynamically changing Master Template in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I have the requirement to support different Master pages on my application (ASP.NET MVC). What is the recommended way to:

Pass the master page name to the view from.
Store the master page (in session, or something) so it sticks during a user's visit.

Slee · Accepted Answer · 2009-01-20 11:01:38Z

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Use a custom base controller and inherit from it instead:

Public Class CustomBaseController
    Inherits System.Web.Mvc.Controller

    Protected Overrides Function View(ByVal viewName As String, ByVal masterName As String, ByVal model As Object) As System.Web.Mvc.ViewResult

       Return MyBase.View(viewName, Session("MasterPage"), model)

    End Function

End Class

I set my Session variable in the global.asax Session_Start:

Sub Session_Start(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

//programming to figure out your session
Session("MasterPage")="MyMasterPage"

End Sub

answered Jan 20, 2009 at 11:01

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Liam Over a year ago

This is an excellent answer, just to update it slightly in MVC3 you can also now create custom Razor View Engine which may be cleaner: weblogs.asp.net/imranbaloch/archive/2011/06/27/…

score 0 · Accepted Answer · 2008-11-07 15:12:11Z

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you could throw the master page name into the session, but sessions are unreliable. i'd recommend throwing it in a db instead.

once you're in the page, you can change/set the master page by accessing page.masterpagefile. it's a string; just pass the .master name in.

answered Nov 7, 2008 at 15:12

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Bruno Shine · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-21 16:05:24Z

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Why not keep the Master Page on the user profile? Then just change it on the PreLoad event.

http://www.odetocode.com/articles/440.aspx

edited Mar 21, 2013 at 16:05

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answered Nov 7, 2008 at 15:20

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pgb Over a year ago

I'm using ASP.NET MVC. Shouldn't the controller decide what page to use?

Bruno Shine Over a year ago

yep. Probably you should use a base controller.

Suhas Over a year ago

The question specifically mentions that it's for ASP.NET MVC and not ASP.NET

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