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Asked: 2026-06-15T17:50:30+00:00

When there are multiple _viewStart.cshtml files in nested folders are they additive or does

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When there are multiple _viewStart.cshtml files in nested folders are they additive or does the _viewStart file in the last folder take prescience?

For example:
With the following folder structure

/Views
_viewStart.cshtml

/Views/Module1
_viewStart.cshtml

/View/Module1/Partial
_viewStart.cshtml

Is the logic in the _viewStart file in /View/Module1/Partial the only logic used or is the logic in the two parent folders (/View/Module1 and /View) used? If there is a Layout=”…” in /Views would it be applied to any files in /View/Module1 or /View/Module1/Partial?

From my testing it appears the _viewStart files are “inheriting” from their parent _viewStart files unless a value like “Layout” is overridden specifically.

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  1. Editorial Team

    They are all executed in folder-hierarchy order. So in the example you show, all three would be executed, in the order you have them listed.

    /Views/_viewstart.cshtml then /Views/Module1/_viewstart.cshtml then /Views/Module1/Partial/_viewstart.cshtml

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