Question

How do you create a seperate _layout.cshtml for a HomePage design that is not formated the same way as internal pages.

e.g. – http://michcampgrounds.shadowinteractive.com – Home Page Template
I do not want to use the slider at the top for the internal Content pages.

Is it possible to call one _layout.cshtml for the Homepage;
While calling another _layout-content.cshtml for the content pages?

what would be the proper syntax to use for that?

Answer 1

One way is to override the layout in the view you want.

/Views/Home/Index.cshtml

@{
  Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_layout.cshtml";
}

Or you could do it in the controller

/Controllers/Home.cs

public ActionResult Index()
{
  ViewResult result = this.View();
  // i think this is correct and it shouldn't need a full/relative path
  result.MasterName = "_layout.cshtml";       
  return result;
}

This is assuming your _ViewStart.cshtml files looks like:

@{
  Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_layout-content.cshtml ";
}