Razor: Declarative HTML helpers
asp.net-mvc, asp.net-mvc-3, c#, html-helper, razor
Solution
The `~/Views/Helpers` location as describe in that ScottGu post will not work in MVC 3 RTM. At the time that article was written it was a design idea we were tossing around but ultimately we were not able to implement it.
Putting your helpers in App_Code works but has certain limitations that impact certain MVC scenarios (for example: no access to standard MVC `Html.` helpers)
Problem
I'm trying to write a simple declarative html helper: ``` @helper Echo(string input) { @input } ``` The helper works fine if I embed it into the page I want to use it on. But if I move it to a separate `.cshtml` file and place that file in the `~/Views/Helpers` directory, my view can't be compiled anymore because the helper is not found. According to Scott Gu's blog article on Razor it should work. What am I doing wrong?