Using VirtualPathProvider to load ASP.NET MVC views from DLLs
Solution 1:
- You must register your
VirtualPathProviderwithin theGlobal.asaxApplication_Starthandler. - You must call the view in your DLL using the special path like so:
return View("~/Plugin/YOURDLL.dll/FULLNAME_YOUR_VIEW.aspx");
Here's an article with downloadable code sample that demonstrates this:
http://www.wynia.org/wordpress/2008/12/aspnet-mvc-plugins/
Solution 2:
The built-in WebFormsViewEngine uses VirtualPathProviders, so if you write a VPP and register it, you won't need to make any changes to the view engine.