How do you implement a @using across all Views in Asp.Net MVC 3?

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All I want to do is include this:

@using MyProject.WebUI.Properties

Across all my views without having to type it in each View, is there a way to do that in the ViewStart or Web.Config? Thank you.

amurra · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-13 14:14:52Z

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Add your namespace to the views web.config under the namespaces element:

<system.web.webPages.razor>
    <host factoryType="System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
    <pages pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage">
      <namespaces>
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />
        <add namespace="MyProject.WebUI.Properties" />
      </namespaces>
    </pages>
  </system.web.webPages.razor>

Note that you might have to close and reopen the view file that you want intellisense in for these changes to take affect.

edited Aug 13, 2015 at 14:14

answered Nov 15, 2011 at 20:13

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3 Comments

B Z Over a year ago

@napspinksi make sure the web.config you are updating is the one in Views folder

naspinski Over a year ago

Thanks! Any idea how to get it included in intellisense?

joelsand Over a year ago

@amurra (and naspinki) I had to close the view file and then re-open it for intellisense to pick up the new namespace. (Visual Studio 2010)

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