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pramodtech
pramodtech

Reputation: 6270

Difference between MVC 3 View Master Page (ASPX) and Master Page

What is the difference between MVC 3 View Master Page (ASPX) and Master Page. I am working on asp.net MVC 3 project which mainly uses razor view engine but to integrate SSRS reports I need to add Aspx page. I want my reports to have same layout as cshtml pages in my project. Which master page should I add to my project and why?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1271

Answers (2)

Darin Dimitrov
Darin Dimitrov

Reputation: 1038930

It's the base class:

  • A classic WebForms MasterPage derives from the System.Web.UI.MasterPage class.
  • An ASP.NET MVC MasterPage (if you are using the WebForms view engine) derives from the System.Web.Mvc.ViewMasterPage class which in turn derives from System.Web.UI.MasterPage but it adds additional properties such as Model, Html, Ajax, Url, TempData, ViewBag, ... so that you have access to MVC specific artifacts.

Inside an ASP.NET MVC application you should use the System.Web.Mvc.ViewMasterPage class if you need to access all those MVC specific notions.

Upvotes: 1

Robby Shaw
Robby Shaw

Reputation: 4915

Master Page is introduced in ASP.NET 2.0 and View Master Page is used in an ASP.NET MVC application. View Master Page have a different base class and it can access to the helpers and can be strongly typed to a model (in MVC).

Upvotes: 0

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