Html.Display does not work with ViewBag

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Html.Display does not work with ViewBag.

@Html.Display("disp", (string)@ViewBag.disp)

I must use this viewbag because it can be modified by a search button selecting another disp.

@Html.TextBox("disp", (string)@ViewBag.disp)

If I use TextBox instead of Display it works, but I want to be read-only. How it is possible?

Raphaël Althaus · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-08 06:26:39Z

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Because there's no overload of Display which takes a value as argument.

So.

You can simply do

@ViewBag.disp

or (if it contains HTMl)

@Html.Raw(ViewBag.disp)

or if you want a TextBox

@Html.TextBox("disp", (string)@ViewBag.disp, new{@readonly = true})

answered Oct 8, 2012 at 6:26

Raphaël Althaus

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