Question

I am getting an error on Return View(viewModel) that says, “‘View’ is a type and cannot be used as an expression.” How can I fix this?

Function ShowFeed() As ActionResult

    Dim feedUrl = "somefeedurl"
    Dim feed As SyndicationFeed = GetFeed(feedUrl)

    ' build a view model
    Dim viewModel = New RssModel()
    viewModel.Title = feed.Title.ToString
    viewModel.Description = feed.Description.ToString
    viewModel.Link = feed.Links.ToString

    Return View(viewModel)

End Function

Answer 1

The View() function is defined in the Controller class.
This error would occur if your class does not inherit Controller.