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C# ASP.NET MVC Basics Adding a List Page Finishing the List View

Davis Mercier
Davis Mercier
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CS0103: The name `Viewbag' does not exist in the current context

When I try to run the website after creating the Index view the following error occurs

System.Web.Compilation.CompilationException CS0103: The name `Viewbag' does not exist in the current context

Description: Error compiling a resource required to service this request. Review your source file and modify it to fix this error.

Details: CS0103: The name `Viewbag' does not exist in the current context Error origin: Compiler Error source file: /Users/davismercier/GitHub/ComicBookGallery/src/ComicBookGallery/ComicBookGallery/Views/ComicBooks/Index.cshtml

Exception stack trace: at System.Web.Compilation.AssemblyBuilder.BuildAssembly (System.Web.VirtualPath virtualPath, System.CodeDom.Compiler.CompilerParameters options) [0x00365] in /private/tmp/source-mono-4.8.0/bockbuild-mono-4.8.0-branch/profiles/mono-mac-xamarin/build-root/mono-x86/mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web.Compilation/AssemblyBuilder.cs:853 at System.Web.Compilation.AssemblyBuilder.BuildAssembly (System.Web.VirtualPath virtualPath) [0x00000] in /private/tmp/source-mono-4.8.0/bockbuild-mono-4.8.0-branch/profiles/mono-mac-xamarin/build-root/mono-x86/mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web.Compilation/AssemblyBuilder.cs:731 at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GenerateAssembly (System.Web.Compilation.AssemblyBuilder abuilder, System.Web.Compilation.BuildProviderGroup group, System.Web.VirtualPath vp, System.Boolean debug) [0x00264] in /private/tmp/source-mono-4.8.0/bockbuild-mono-4.8.0-branch/profiles/mono-mac-xamarin/build-root/mono-x86/mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web.Compilation/BuildManager.cs:826 at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.BuildInner (System.Web.VirtualPath vp, System.Boolean debug) [0x0011c] in /private/tmp/source-mono-4.8.0/bockbuild-mono-4.8.0-branch/profiles/mono-mac-xamarin/build-root/mono-x86/mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web.Compilation/BuildManager.cs:451

Full code for index.cshtml is below:

@model ComicBookGallery.Models.ComicBook[]

@{ Viewbag.Title = "Comic Books"; }

<h2>@ViewBag.Title</h2>

<div class="row"> @foreach (var comicBook in Model) { <div class="col-md-3"> <h4>@comicBook.DisplayText</h4> <img src="/Images/@comicBook.CoverImageFileName" alt="@comicBook.DisplayText" class="img-responsive" /> </div> } </div>

I don't understand why Viewbag does not exist in the current context. Any help would be appreciated

1 Answer

James Churchill
STAFF
James Churchill
Treehouse Teacher

Davis,

The name of the property is actually "ViewBag" not "Viewbag". Remember, C# is case-sensitive!

Thanks ~James

Hello James, I actually have the same issue and I am using the proper case. Any suggestions?