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Asked: 2026-05-21T17:23:53+00:00

I’m converting MVC 2 over to MVC 3, and I have a custom class

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I’m converting MVC 2 over to MVC 3, and I have a custom class that inherits from System.Web.Mvc.ViewMasterPage for my Default.Master file.

When converting over to MVC 3, I still want to have a custom class for my Layout.cshtml file, but what should I inherit from? I’m looking for something like System.Web.Mvc.ViewLayoutPage and System.Web.Mvc.ViewLayoutPage<>, but they do not exist.

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  1. Editorial Team

    There is no equivalent. Master pages in Razor are simple .cshtml files. In fact there is no distinction between a view and a layout. Both are simple .cshtml templates. It’s only the ~/Views/_ViewStart.cshtml file which specifies which layout to be used by default. Obviously you could always create a custom layout template in the ~/Views/Shared folder and then specify it either in the ~/Views/_ViewStart.cshtml or override it in each specific view or also in the controller action when returning a view you have the possibility of specifying a master page.

    For more information about Razor views you may checkout the following blog post.

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