ChildActionExtensions.RenderAction Method (HtmlHelper, String, String)
Invokes the specified child action method using the specified controller name and renders the result inline in the parent view.
Namespace: System.Web.Mvc.Html
Assembly: System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)
public static void RenderAction( this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, string actionName, string controllerName )
Parameters
- htmlHelper
- Type: System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper
The HTML helper instance that this method extends.
- actionName
- Type: System.String
The name of the child action method to invoke.
- controllerName
- Type: System.String
The name of the controller that contains the action method.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type HtmlHelper. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384936(v=vs.108) or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.108).| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | The htmlHelper parameter is null. |
| ArgumentException | The actionName parameter is null or empty. |
| InvalidOperationException | The required virtual path data cannot be found. |
The following example shows how to call the RenderAction helper method in markup and how to pass to it the name of the action method and controller that renders the child view.
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