MVC Unable to find View in ActionMethod - asp.net-mvc-3

Question

Just started with MVC and I have a problem.
Below is the hierarchy of my files:
1.WebJltNZ\JWebJltNZ.Presentation.Web.Mvc\Controllers : LbpProfessionalController
2.WebJltNZ.Presentation.Web.Mvc\ViewModels : LbpProfessional
3.WebJltNZ.Presentation.Web.Mvc\Views\Home\RiskAndInsuranceServices\JltAffinityPartnerships :LbpProfessionalProtectionApplication
The method below:
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View(); // it's cannot be found.
}
is unable to find the view.
Am I missing something here. Please help.

Answer 1

You're getting the names wrong. The way it works is that the controller name matches a subfolder inside the view folder; and the action method matches a file inside that subfolder.
This means that the LbpProfessionalController in the Controllers folder should match a folder named LbpProfessional inside the Views folder.
And the Index method inside the LbpProfessionalController should match a Index.cshtml file inside the \Views\LbpProfessional folder.
The structure would then look like this
\Controllers\LbpProfessionalController.cs
\Views\LbpProfessional\Index.cshtml
Note that the name of the controller ends with ...Controller but the folder name doesn't get that part.
This is the standard way of linking Controllers and Views, and when you follow these rules you can use an action method as simple as this:
public ActionResult Index()
{
// This view will be found if you have given the view the right name
// ("Index.cshtml") and put it in the right place (folder named
// after controller).
return View();
}
But if you want to have a view that differs from the default way of linking then you need to specify the path to that other view. It could look like this:
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View("anotherViewName");
}

Answer 2

Inherit Controller class to the class in which you have placed public ActionResult Index()