Writing code in Views with ViewData
We can also write code in form of dictionary to display required output in views.ViewData Property Gets or sets a dictionary that contains data to pass between the controller and the view.
Syntax
public ViewDataDictionary ViewData { get; set; }
Directory Structure
├───Controllers
│ HomeController.cs
│
└───Views
└───Home
Index.cshtml
HomeController.cs (Controller)
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
namespace ExampleApplication.Controllers
{
public class HomeController : Controller
{
//
// GET: /Home/
public ActionResult Index()
{
ViewData["Name"] = "Any name";
ViewData["SurName"] = "Any Surname";
ViewData["Age"] = 35;
ViewData["Address"] = "1234, this and that block";
return View();
}
}
}
Index.cshtml (View)
@{
Layout = null;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>
@ViewData["Name"] <br />
@ViewData["SurName"] <br />
@ViewData["Age"] <br />
@ViewData["Address"]
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output
Any name
Any Surname
35
1234, this and that block
