Return the view with the css class in the controller of asp.net mvc c#

Question

I used to put the class of css in the action link like this:

<%: Html.ActionLink("Us", "Us", "Por", new { @class = "contactus" })%>

The purpose that I put the class is for the pop up of color box. Now I have an action in my controller that return the result to the view like this :

return Redirect(@"~/Test/TestFirst?msg=Please complete all the information.");

Question : How can I add class = "contactus" to the return of my action ?

Thanks in advanced.

Bassam Mehanni · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-20 04:01:30Z

2

The Controller cannot and should not add css classes, this is the views responsibility. And it looks like you are stuffing a message in the query string, but it probably should be in the TempData

Controller:

TempData["msg"] = "Please complete all the information";
return Redirect(@"~/Test/TestFirst");

View:

@if(TempData["msg"] != null)
{
  <div class="myclass">@TempData["msg"]</div>
}

notice that TempData will survive a redirect.

edited Jan 20, 2012 at 4:01

answered Jan 20, 2012 at 2:54

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titi Over a year ago

Thanks. But are there any solution to add the class to my link beside this?

Bassam Mehanni Over a year ago

@titi not from the controller

titi Over a year ago

Thanks. But why don't you tell me the solution?

Bassam Mehanni Over a year ago

@titi I added some more details .. let me know if you need more help

James Shuttler Over a year ago

@BassamMehanni +1 for pointing out that the view is responsible for rendering the page (client-side representation); separation of concerns is the whole point of the MVC paradigm

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