How to specify a global MVC layout without specifying a layout path in razor mode

Question

I am trying to get away from having to manually specify the layout path in every Razor view that I have / create.

So, in razor mode, you usually specify view / layout properties, such as:

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "About Us";
    Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_ContentLayout.cshtml";
}

I have a basic controller that inherits all my controllers, in which I would like to specify the layout at this level or, alternatively, in app_start, etc.

For any exceptions, I would just override this in the view itself.

After an extensive search, I did not find any evidence that anyone else could do this.

My current, best workaround is to specify this in the ViewBag so that it is dynamic, but I still need to put the ad in the view:

@{
  Layout = ViewBag.Layout;
}

Is it possible? Solutions?

Answer 1

: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/asp-net-mvc-3-layouts

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@{Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_ContentLayout.cshtml";}

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Answer 2

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