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ASP.NET MVC Index vs. Index and List views

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Your Index view page could include

<body>
    <% RenderPartial("List", "Events") %>
</body>

which is equivalent to calling

/Views/Events/List.ascx

with the List view being an asp.net mvc user control. That will give you an Index view which contains a list of events.

Todd Smith 2008-12-10 18:01:42

My question was really should the index be the list or something else, not how do I get a list as my index.

tvanfosson 2008-12-10 19:14:09

My answer is suggesting that your index not "be" the list but should include a list via renderpartial. Your list should be provided by a separate action method. That will give you greater flexibility down the road.

Todd Smith 2008-12-10 19:23:22

Answer 2

A:

I've decided to have the Index action redirect to the List action. This saves me from having to create and maintain an Index view, but leaves open the possibility that I can implement an Index action that is something other than the list of models.

public ActionResult Index()
{
    return RedirectToAction( "List" );
}

tvanfosson 2009-02-25 14:38:57

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