Question

A toy example,

ViewData["rat"] = "Rodent";
var blaw = ViewBag.rat;

ViewData["dig/dug"] =  "Game";
// var blaw2 = Viewbag.dig/dug;

The last line of course does not work. How would I access “dig/dug” through the ViewBag?

Answer 1

Just use underscore (or some another allowed symbol) instead of slash. Slash is not allowed:

ViewData["dig_dug"] =  "Game";

Since ViewBag is dynamic dig/dug will be a property of dynamic object.

You can’t use some special symbols(/,. etc..) within name of properties:

public string Dig\Dug {get;set;} // compilation time error