ASP.NET MVC

Re: ComponentController and ActionResult

blaketaylor — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:54:01 GMT

I hope you guys decide to keep and enhance this feature.

Perhaps the concept of "component controllers" can be replaced with normal controllers the render an alternative view based on a "request context". This would open the doors for the Html.RenderComponet method to take a bool, that turns it into an ajax request from the rendered output on the clientside.

Re: ComponentController and ActionResult

[C.I.] Reman — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:08:18 GMT

Ah - thanks for the info.

It still works (for now) - I just wonder why this controller don´t return an ActionResult.

Re: ComponentController and ActionResult

Eilon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:48:57 GMT

Indeed, ComponentController is used by some of the rendering helpers to render sub-components. We didn't update that class yet in part since we're considering some brand new designs for implementing sub-controllers and sub-components. If you need that class you might want to consider just using Preview 2 until we've hashed out all the details.

Thanks,

Eilon

Re: ComponentController and ActionResult

Haacked — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:42:34 GMT

Wow, indeed you're right. I think this may be an experimental class someone should not have left in there. I'll look into it.

Re: ComponentController and ActionResult

[C.I.] Reman — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:09:57 GMT

No - the ComponentController is from your team:

http://weblogs.asp.net/mikebosch/archive/2008/03/10/using-the-componentcontroller-in-asp-net-mvc.aspx

I use this special controller to display dynamic data on an masterpage:

http://code-inside.de/blog-in/2008/04/15/aspnet-mvc-display-dynamic-data-on-master-pages/

Re: ComponentController and ActionResult

Haacked — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:51:35 GMT

What is the ComponentController? I'm assuming that's something in MvcContrib. If so, you should post that question to their forums.

ComponentController and ActionResult

[C.I.] Reman — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:58:03 GMT

The ComponentController can´t return the ActionResult - it´s still "void". Will this issue be solve in the next release or is the ComponentController "obsolent"?