Hello Umbraco Colleagues,

I'm using Umbraco version 6.0.0 and I would like to get a reference to the current node directly in a template (as is possible in a razor macro). For example, to List Child Pages From Current Page.

In a razor macro, we can do this:

@inherits umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicNodeContext
<ul>            
  @foreach (var childPage in Model.Children.Where("Visible"))
  {
  <li>
  <a href="@childPage.Url">@childPage.Name</a>
  </li>
  }
</ul>

However, I only need this in one view. Seems like overkill to create a razor script then a macro then insert the macro in a view.

But if I use the above razor code directly in a view, I get this error:

The view at '~/Views/productListing.cshtml' must derive from WebViewPage, or WebViewPage<TModel>

and sometimes this...

Foreach cannot operate on a 'method group'. Did you intend to invoke the 'method group'?

The main issue seems to be about using the word Model directly in a view.

It would be great to be able to do in a template the same things we can do in a macro.

Any insight is greatly appreciated?

David