ASP.Net Core Change Default Views Folder Location

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I'm trying to change the default views location so the following works:

[Route("")]
public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }
}

The location of where I want the views is /MVC/Views/ControllerName/Index(MethodName)

I've attempt by adding the following to Startup => ConfigureServices (IServiceCollection)

services.Configure<RazorViewEngineOptions>(o =>
{
    o.AreaViewLocationFormats.Clear();
    o.AreaViewLocationFormats.Add("/MVC/Views/{1}/{0}" + RazorViewEngine.ViewExtension);
});

The following works but I would prefer for it to default to the correct path

return View("/MVC/Views/Home/Index.cshtml");

are you configuring it after services.AddMvc() ?

Anupam Singh
– Anupam Singh

2018-08-07 10:45:19 +00:00
Commented Aug 7, 2018 at 10:45 — Anupam Singh
– Anupam Singh, Commented Aug 7, 2018 at 10:45

Severin Jaeschke · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-07 09:54:58Z

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As stated in this answer:

From .Net-Core v2.0 upwards you can use ViewLocationFormats and AreaViewLocationFormats in RazorViewEngineOptions to modify the View look-up.

The option you are looking for is ViewLocationFormats since you're not using View Areas.

Your Solution would be along these lines:

services.Configure<RazorViewEngineOptions>(o =>
    {
        o.ViewLocationFormats.Clear();
        o.ViewLocationFormats.Add("/MVC/Views/{1}/{0}" + RazorViewEngine.ViewExtension);
        o.ViewLocationFormats.Add("/MVC/Views/Shared/{0}" + RazorViewEngine.ViewExtension);
    });

The last line is only needed if you have the shared Layouts and Paritals at that location and not in the Standard Folder.

answered Aug 7, 2018 at 9:54

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Mehdi Dehghani · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-11 11:17:43Z

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The accepted answer is correct, if anyone is looking for changing the default view folder location for Areas (like me), here is the solution:

services.Configure<RazorViewEngineOptions>(options =>
{
    options.AreaViewLocationFormats.Clear();
    options.AreaViewLocationFormats
        .Add($"/Path/To/Views/{{1}}/{{0}}{RazorViewEngine.ViewExtension}");
    options.AreaViewLocationFormats
        .Add($"/Path/To/Views/Shared/{{0}}{RazorViewEngine.ViewExtension}");
});

answered Aug 11, 2020 at 11:17

Mehdi Dehghani

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