- Lives in /Views/Shared
- By convention named, _layout.cshtml
- How does MVC know how to use this view? _ViewStart.cshtml
- Contains the normal html tags such as html, head, and body. Layout page sets the title of the page using ViewBag.Title value
- @RenderBody(), that appears under the body tag of the layout page, is the placeholder where view-specific pages show up, surrounded by what is in the layout page
- @RenderBody and @RenderSection allows plugging in of Content views
- ViewBag is one way to pass data between your page and the layout page
Can set the Layout View at the top of the page
@{
Layout = “~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml”
// if not specified, rely on the _ViewStart.cshtml file in specific
// View directory or in the root of Views directory
}
Layout page
@RenderSection(“Footer”, true); // true means required
// To render View into another part of the layout
View page
// If required, must specify in the View:
@section Footer (Can be placed anywhere)
{
<p>This is the footer</p>
}
