How to make a certain View in MVC not inherit _Layout.cshtml?

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I'm using ASP.NET MVC5, razor syntax. I need a specific "Create" view to NOT inherit the _Layout.cshtml Shared View.

Basically, in this particular View, I don't want any of the _Layout.cshtml features like the navigation menu, footer, etc.

score 42 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 21 '18 at 19:30

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Use.

@{
    Layout = null
}

In whatever .cshtml file you don't want to inherit the _layout.cshtml

edited Dec 21 '18 at 19:30

Kellen Stuart

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answered Jan 02 '14 at 20:24

Nico

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In any View page (cshtml) you set it as you would normally set your view – Nico Jul 12 '16 at 00:07

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 02 '14 at 20:24

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It inherits Layout because of your _ViewStart.cshtml file. Look at your ViewStart and delete related line. Then if you want to use Layout in your page you have to specify your Layout in each page.

answered Jan 02 '14 at 20:24

Selman Genç

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I agree this is an approach, but doing this will require me to add the layout manually to every view I want to inherit the layout.. this would be good if I had maybe 1 or 2 views that needed the layout, but for me, it's the opposite, I only need 1 view to not have the layout, so `Layout = null` seems like the best approach for me. – Mike Marks Jan 02 '14 at 21:00

How to make a certain View in MVC not inherit _Layout.cshtml?

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