How do I solve a “view not found” exception in asp.net core mvc project

Question

I\'m trying to create a ASP.NET Core MVC test app running on OSX using VS Code. I\'m getting a \'view not found\' exception when accessing the default Home/index (or any oth

Answer 1

I found this missing piece. I ended up creating a ASP.NET Core project in VS2015 and then compare for differences. It turns out I was missing .UseContentRoot(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()) from WebHostBuilder in main.

After adding this:

public static void Main(string[] args)
{
    new WebHostBuilder()
        .UseKestrel()
        .UseContentRoot(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
        .UseStartup()
        .Build()
        .Run();
}

I then got an exception regarding missing preserveCompilationContext. Once added in project.json my view shows correct.

"buildOptions": {
    "preserveCompilationContext": true,
    "emitEntryPoint": true
},