Hide a section in asp.net mvc4

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I have a menu bar on layout page and put it in a section on layout.

@section MenuSection{
<ul class="menubar">
<li>Test</li>
<li>Test</li>
<li>Test</li>
</ul>
}

I have multiple view in application associated with layout page. On some views It won't be requiring this menu bar. So I tried hiding section for that view

Index View-

@{
@RenderSection("MenuSection",required:false)
}

But this menu section disappears from layout.

What is the proper way of doing this? Is section is precise way? What would be a definition of section in layout page?

pass information to your layout page. controller/action etc. then put this render in an if statement — Matt Bodily
– Matt Bodily, Commented Nov 26, 2013 at 18:20

Brad Christie · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26 18:25:11Z

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@if (SomeCondition){
    @RenderSection("MenuSection", required: false)
}

The required just means that child pages don't have to specify that @section. But if you want it to display during specific circumstances, place it in an if statement.

answered Nov 26, 2013 at 18:25

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Matt Bodily · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26 18:31:50Z

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I just looked and we get the controller and action like this

var action = (ViewContext.RouteData.Values["action"] ?? "").ToString().ToLower();
var controller = (ViewContext.RouteData.Values["controller"] ?? "").ToString().ToLower();

the put the render in an if based on this like Brad's answer

answered Nov 26, 2013 at 18:31

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