Authorizing sections of a view in MVC

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Published on 2010-03-26T18:24:40Z Indexed on 2010/03/26 18:33 UTC
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I was wondering if it's possible to authorize parts of a view inside the view.

For example, I understand how to authorize the entire controller in this method

<HandleError()> _
Public Class HomeController
  Inherits System.Web.Mvc.Controller

  Function Index()
    Return View()
  End Function

  <Authorize(Roles:="Administrators")> _
  Function AdministratorSecrets()
    Return View()
  End Function

End Class

But what Id like to do is have it so if the admin is logged in, they can see additional links in my navigation.

Something along the lines of

            <ul id="menu">              
                <li><%= Html.ActionLink("Home", "Index", "Home")%></li>
                <li><%= Html.ActionLink("About", "About", "Home")%></li>
                <Authorize(Roles:="Administrators")> _
                <li><%= Html.ActionLink("Admin", "Admin", "Home")%></li>
            </ul>

Obviously that won't work, but it gives an idea of what I'm trying to accomplish.

Any ideas?

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