@model for _layout.cshtml on MVC4?

Question

I was wondering if there\'s a way to specify a model for the _layout.cshtml file, i\'ve seen lots of posts with the basic same question with people replying with \"alternati

Answer 1

Even though you already accepted an answer, based on your saying you are just pulling an image URL you should do it using JQuery, not a model.

This code is untested, apologies for that. Feel free to point out if I typed a bug. The HTML element containing the background image has the id="url" attribute so the selectors work.

Controller

[HttpGet]
public string GetSessionUrl()
{
    //logic to detmine url
    return url;
}

JQuery

$(document).ready(function () {
    var $url = $('#url');
    var options = {
        url: "/Home/GetSessionUrl",
        type: "get",
        async:false
    };

    $.ajax(options).done(function (data) {
        $url.attr('src', data);
    });
});