[rbflowers]

Is there a way to create razor variables where they can be accessed by all of my .cshtml pages?

I have a form where users can update their information (update.cshtml). When the user submits, I want his information to be updated on his info page (userX.cshtml).

Here's an example of how I get the information:

if(post){
string name= Request["Name"]; 
<h1>@name</h1>
}
else {
 <form method="post" action="">
Name:  <input type="text" name="Name" style="height:16px; font-size:14px;"/>
</form>
}

Is the only way to access the variable name accross other pages is to throw it into a database?

This post has been edited by rbflowers: 17 September 2012 - 12:01 PM

[RudiVisser]

You could always extend all of your controllers from a base controller which will define a variable in the ViewBag, or put it in _ViewStart.cshtml.

[rbflowers]

RudiVisser, on 17 September 2012 - 12:15 PM, said:

You could always extend all of your controllers from a base controller which will define a variable in the ViewBag, or put it in _ViewStart.cshtml.

How would I do the first (defining variable in ViewBag? The only controller I have is HomeController.cs, which I only use to make sure the tab links work.

For the second (_Viewstart.cshtml), how would I send the variable there? I tried creating a dummy variable in this page named test, but when I called it from my index.cshtml, it couldn't find the variable:

Description: An error occurred during the compilation of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific error details and modify your source code appropriately.

Compiler Error Message: CS0103: The name 'test' does not exist in the current context

Source Error:


Line 13:
Line 14:
Line 15: <h1>@test</h1>

[h4nnib4l]

Is there any reason that you couldn't use session variables? I know that they are different in MVC, but I have limited MVC experience so I don't know exactly how.