/// <summary>
/// Renders a partial MVC view to string. Use this method to render
/// a partial view that doesn't merge with _Layout and doesn't fire
/// _ViewStart.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="viewPath">
/// The path to the view to render. Either in same controller, shared by
/// name or as fully qualified ~/ path including extension
/// </param>
/// <param name="model">The model to pass to the viewRenderer</param>
/// <param name="controllerContext">Active controller context</param>
/// <returns>String of the rendered view or null on error</returns>
public static string RenderPartialView <T>(string viewPath, object model,
ControllerContext controllerContext)
where T : Controller, new()
{
ViewRenderer <T> renderer = new ViewRenderer <T>(controllerContext);
return(renderer.RenderPartialView(viewPath, model));
}
/// <summary>
/// Renders a partial MVC view to string. Use this method to render
/// a partial view that doesn't merge with _Layout and doesn't fire
/// _ViewStart.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="viewPath">
/// The path to the view to render. Either in same controller, shared by
/// name or as fully qualified ~/ path including extension
/// </param>
/// <param name="model">The model to pass to the viewRenderer</param>
/// <param name="controllerContext">Active controller context</param>
/// <param name="errorMessage">optional output parameter to receive an error message on failure</param>
/// <returns>String of the rendered view or null on error</returns>
public static string RenderPartialView <T>(string viewPath, object model,
ControllerContext controllerContext,
out string errorMessage)
where T : Controller, new()
{
errorMessage = null;
try
{
ViewRenderer <T> renderer = new ViewRenderer <T>(controllerContext);
return(renderer.RenderPartialView(viewPath, model));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
errorMessage = ex.GetBaseException().Message;
}
return(null);
}