@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

In BaseController you can declare any model as property.

public class BaseController : Controller
{
    public BaseController ()
    {
        MyTag = new TagModel ();  // or get db, take any value from there           
    }

    public TagModel MyTag { get; set; }
}

In action:

ViewBag.MyTag = MyTag ;

And in _Layout.cshtml, you can use

@{
  var myTag = (TagModel)ViewBag.MyTag;
}