Question

Is it possible for a partial view to have a layout so that whenever the partial is rendered – it is rendered with its own layout ?

Answer 1

Yes you can have a layout for a partial, just make sure your layout is not defining the header and the body sections of your html (because it’s for a partial).

here is a sample:

_partialViewLayout.cshtml

<div class="partial-view-container">
  @RenderSection("partialViewContent", true)
</div>

partialView.cshtml

@{
  Layout = "~/_partialViewLayout.cshtml";
}

@section partialViewContent {
  <div></div>
}