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

Reply to @LukaszDev (dont think I can attach images to a comment) My view is Index.cshtml, typo from my side. See attached screenshot

My controller is as simple as can be. I get same error for both Index and Welcome

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;

namespace app1 {

    [Route("[controller]")]
    public class HomeController : Controller {

        // default action, configured in Startup.cs route
        public IActionResult Index() {
            // handles route /home
            return View();
        }

        [Route("welcome")]
        public IActionResult WelcomeActionDoesNotHaveToMatchName() {
            // handles router /home/welcome
            return View("Welcome"); 
        }
    }
}