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BrunoLM
BrunoLM

Reputation: 100331

Is it possible to access Html from a class without sending as parameter?

I would like to access the Html object inside a class, so I could call Class.Method to render something using Html.Partial.

Is there a way I can call it Class.Method() instead of Class.Method(Html) ?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 62

Answers (1)

hunter
hunter

Reputation: 63522

One way or another you're going to need a reference to HtmlHelper to call the Partial method.

You can make it an extension of HtmlHelper

public static MvcHtmlString Method(this HtmlHelper helper, Class @class)
{
    return helper.Partial(....);
}

Or create an HtmlHelper from within the Method method on Class, which might be more problematic since the Context won't exist on that class unless you find a reference to it through your HttpContext

You can easily create an HtmlHelper on your Controller like so:

    HtmlHelper _htmlHelper;
    public HtmlHelper HtmlHelper
    {
        get 
        {
            if (_htmlHelper == null)
            {
                TextWriter writer = new StringWriter();
                _htmlHelper = new HtmlHelper(new ViewContext(ControllerContext,
                    new WebFormView("Default"),
                    new ViewDataDictionary(),
                    new TempDataDictionary(), writer), new ViewPage());
            }

            return _htmlHelper;
        }
    }

Upvotes: 1

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