In asp.net mvc is it possible to make a generic controller?

Question

I\'m attempting to create a generic controller, ie:

public class MyController : Controller where T : SomeType
{ ... }

However, whe

Answer 1

The default controller factory uses "convention" around controller names when it's trying to find a controller to dispatch the request to. You could override this lookup functionality if you wanted, which could then allow your generic controller to work.

This MSDN article...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd695917.aspx

... has a good writeup of what's going on.