Question

The below image shows the Partial View GetMovieTypes.cshtml living in the Shared folder

I call the partial view using the line @Html.Partial("GetMovieTypes.cshtml") in the Index View of EmployeeController

Issue is I get Server Error when I call the Employee Controller with Index Action

The partial view ‘_GetMovieTypes.cshtml’ was not found or no view
engine supports the searched locations. The following locations were
searched:

~/Areas/Staff/Views/Employee/GetMovieTypes.cshtml.cshtml

But when I rename the PartialView to GetMovieTypes.cshtml.cshtml it works fine

Why is the ViewEngine forcing me to add the .cshtml extension twice

Answer 1

Remove the .cshtml portion:

@Html.Partial("GetMovieTypes")