How do I use an extension method in an ASP.NET MVC View?

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pupeno picture pupeno · Jul 12, 2009 · Viewed 15k times · Source

How do I access an extension method in an ASP.Net MVC View? In C# I do

using MyProject.Extensions;

and I remember seeing an XML equivalent to put in a view, but I can't find it anymore.

Answer

eu-ge-ne picture eu-ge-ne · Jul 12, 2009

In View:

<%@ Import Namespace="MyProject.Extensions" %>

Or in web.config (for all Views):

<pages>
  <namespaces>
    <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
    <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />
    <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />
    <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />
    <add namespace="System.Linq" />
    <add namespace="System.Collections.Generic" />

    <add namespace="MyProject.Extensions" />
  </namespaces>
</pages>

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