How can I create a view that has different displays according to the role the user is in?

Question

I want to create a view that has different displays according to the role the user is in.

Should I create a different view for different roles or should I check the

Answer 1

If the display changes based on the role -- and the change is small -- then I would do the check in the view. If certain views are restricted based on the role, then I would do the check in the controller. If the views are completely different (this would be hard to imagine), then separate views per role may be appropriate.

You may want to abstract out certain role-specific view components into partial views to simplify your view logic -- basically you only have to check to include the partial or not based on the role.

Also, other than to check for "IsAuthenticated", I would move the role checking logic to the controller and pass (as data) to the view information on which elements to include/exclude based on role. This keeps the actual business logic from bleeding into your view.