How to avoid having to place <%@ Import Namespace="MyProject.Helpers" %> on top of every view?

Question

Hi,

I'm working on my first asp.net mvc application and I'm using custom helpers like the Html.Label() from the example on the official site.

For having access to Html.Label, I have to place

<%@ Import Namespace="BRG.Helpers" %>

at the top of every view.

Is there a way to avoid having to do that? I've read somewhere someone mentioning something about the web.config, but I can't find it anywhere..

Anyone can help me?

Answer 1

You can add the namespace to your web.config in configuration\system.web\pages\namespaces like:

<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <pages ...>
            <controls ... />
            <namespaces>
                <add namespace="BRG.Helpers" />
            </namespaces>
        </pages>
    </system.web>
</configuration>

You can do this in either the root web.config or the one in the Views directory.