Question

in my unit test, the ViewResult.ViewName property is always empty when i use the action name for the view:

return View(model);
or
return View();

Is that by design?

Answer 1

Yes it is by design:

protected internal ViewResult View()
{
    return this.View(null, null, null);
}

Checkout MVCContrib.TestHelper for better syntax:

// act
var actual = controller.Index();

// assert
actual.AssertViewRendered();