public IActionResult ReplyForm() { //ReplyForm needs a parent message ID because it tells the code which comment the reply belongs to //get the messageID //get the discussion genre (make it easier to search the messageboard content) int messageID = int.Parse(TempData["originalMessage"].ToString()); string threadGenre = TempData["discussionThread"].ToString(); //search the messageboard to find the original message object Message originalMessage = messageRepo.getMessageFromBoard(threadGenre, messageID); //Viewbag for background image ViewBag.BackgroundStyle = "pageContainer8"; //pass in original message to be parsed and used return(View(originalMessage)); }