I have helper method which is only checking if User is Authenticated but its

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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T22:27:58+00:00 2026-05-22T22:27:58+00:00

I have helper method which is only checking if User is Authenticated but its generating error

Helper method

public static bool IsLoggedIn(this HtmlHelper helper)
    {
        return helper.ViewContext.HttpContext.Request.IsAuthenticated;
    }

View

@if (GH.IsLoggedIn) //Error is on this line
{ 
    <div class="sign-text" >Signed In As @GH.IdentityName </div>
}

Error

Compiler Error Message: CS0428: Cannot convert method group 'IsLoggedIn' to non-delegate type 'bool'. Did you intend to invoke the method?

Anyone tell me whats the problem.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-22T22:27:59+00:00

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Why woudn’t you call it like this @if (Html.IsLoggedIn()) { .. }

…

You may want to make this method render appropriate HTML instead of doing @if (...) check in your view.

public static MvcHtmlString SignInText(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper)
{
    // you code here
}

Then insert it into your view this way:

@Html.SignInText()

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