Authorizing sections of a view in MVC
- by Duk
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?
