Can I specify a custom location to “search for views” in ASP.NET MVC?

Question

I have the following layout for my mvc project:

• /Controllers
  • /Demo
  • /Demo/DemoArea1Controller
  • /Demo/DemoArea2Controller
  • etc

Answer 1

Try something like this:

private static void RegisterViewEngines(ICollection engines)
{
    engines.Add(new WebFormViewEngine
    {
        MasterLocationFormats = new[] {"~/App/Views/Admin/{0}.master"},
        PartialViewLocationFormats = new[] {"~/App/Views/Admin//{1}/{0}.ascx"},
        ViewLocationFormats = new[] {"~/App/Views/Admin//{1}/{0}.aspx"}
    });
}

protected void Application_Start()
{
    RegisterViewEngines(ViewEngines.Engines);
}