User1682618242 posted
Use ths controller extension:
using System.IO;
using System.Web.Mvc;
public static class ControllerHelper
{
#region Render Partial to String
public static string RenderPartialViewToString(this Controller controller)
{
return RenderPartialViewToString(null, null);
}
public static string RenderPartialViewToString(this Controller controller, string viewName)
{
return RenderPartialViewToString(controller, viewName, null);
}
public static string RenderPartialViewToString(this Controller controller, object model)
{
return RenderPartialViewToString(controller, null, model);
}
public static string RenderPartialViewToString(this Controller controller, string viewName, object model)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(viewName))
viewName = controller.ControllerContext.RouteData.GetRequiredString("action");
controller.ViewData.Model = model;
using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
{
ViewEngineResult viewResult = ViewEngines.Engines.FindPartialView(controller.ControllerContext, viewName);
ViewContext viewContext = new ViewContext(controller.ControllerContext, viewResult.View, controller.ViewData, controller.TempData, sw);
viewResult.View.Render(viewContext, sw);
return sw.GetStringBuilder().ToString();
}
}
#endregion
#region Render View to String
public static string RenderViewToString(this Controller controller)
{
return RenderViewToString(null, null);
}
public static string RenderViewToString(this Controller controller, string viewName)
{
return RenderViewToString(controller, viewName, null);
}
public static string RenderViewToString(this Controller controller, object model)
{
return RenderViewToString(controller, null, model);
}
public static string RenderViewToString(this Controller controller, string viewName, object model)
{
return RenderViewToString(controller, viewName, model, string.Empty);
}
public static string RenderViewToString(this Controller controller, string viewName, object model, string masterName)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(viewName))
viewName = controller.ControllerContext.RouteData.GetRequiredString("action");
controller.ViewData.Model = model;
using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
{
ViewEngineResult viewResult = ViewEngines.Engines.FindView(controller.ControllerContext, viewName, masterName);
ViewContext viewContext = new ViewContext(controller.ControllerContext, viewResult.View, controller.ViewData, controller.TempData, sw);
viewResult.View.Render(viewContext, sw);
return sw.GetStringBuilder().ToString();
}
}
#endregion
}
And you call it like this (from an Action):
var html = this.RenderViewToString("ViewToRenderAsHtmlString", model);
and make sure that any CSS stylings are inline. The you just set it to a Mail message body.
