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Mark Wakelin 10 posts 79 karma points

Mar 08, 2021 @ 11:38
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Page within a page
Hi everyone,

This may be very simple to someone, but I have been scratching my head how to do it !

I have created a Published Page / Document Type and I am looking to insert within this page a carousel displaying featured items.

The featured items of this carousel are chosen as part of another Document Type (Content Page) with a Data Type (Multi-List) which I have created...

Here is my issue...

I am trying to get this featured page within the main page but I cant seem to do it. I always run into the usual errors of Model mis-match etc.

I have tried adding
```
@{ Html.RenderAction("Index", "FeaturedCarouselPage");  }
```
to the Main Page html and,
```
public override ActionResult Index(ContentModel model)
    {
        return CurrentTemplate(model);
    }
```
in the controller, but I just get this error "No route in the route table matches the supplied values."

Could anyone be kind enough to help me please?

Many thanks Mark
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Huw Reddick 1929 posts 6697 karma points MVP 2x c-trib

Mar 08, 2021 @ 11:55

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How is your controller defined? Why are you using override?

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Mark Wakelin 10 posts 79 karma points

Mar 08, 2021 @ 12:05
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Hi I have to use override as Index is the RenderMvcController reserved page. I am not passing in any extra parameters so the signature is the same. Therefore i need to use override.
```
    public class FeaturedPageController : RenderMvcController
{
    public override ActionResult Index(ContentModel model)
    {
        return CurrentTemplate(model);
    }
}
```
something like this..

thanks Mark
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Mark Wakelin 10 posts 79 karma points

Mar 08, 2021 @ 12:07

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I should also add, i am using "Index" as I thought this was the only way to access the Data Type List i have used on the Content Model of the page...

Otherwise, I would have just created another ActionResult page

Thank you Mark

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Huw Reddick 1929 posts 6697 karma points MVP 2x c-trib

Mar 08, 2021 @ 14:03

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your fist piece of code references FeaturedCarouselPage

you say your controller is called FeaturedPageController so you have a mismatch.

I am not using override, infact VS complains if you do as no overrideable method

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Mark Wakelin 10 posts 79 karma points

Mar 08, 2021 @ 14:27

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Sorry, my mistake.

The Controller is FeaturedCarouselPageController

I will try "not" using override now...

thanks Mark

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Mark Wakelin 10 posts 79 karma points

Mar 08, 2021 @ 14:34

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Hi Huw,

Just tried it and I get same issue.

"No route in the route table matches the supplied values."

Thanks Mark

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Huw Reddick 1929 posts 6697 karma points MVP 2x c-trib

Mar 08, 2021 @ 15:02

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I don't think you can call a rendermvc controller using RenderAction, it is meant for hijacking a page url, you should probably be using a surfacecontroller to do what you are trying.

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Mark Wakelin 10 posts 79 karma points

Mar 08, 2021 @ 15:41

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ah ok, I will try that Huw,

Thank you Mark

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Mark Wakelin 10 posts 79 karma points

Mar 08, 2021 @ 15:50
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looks like by inheriting from SurfaceController, I lose the ability to return CurrentTemplate.
```
        public ActionResult Index(ContentModel model)
    {
        return CurrentTemplate(model);
    }
```
as CurrentTemplate does not exist in the current context

Arghhhh !

Thanks Mark
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Huw Reddick 1929 posts 6697 karma points MVP 2x c-trib

Mar 08, 2021 @ 16:38

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you can't render a page within a page, your carousel should use a partial view that is returned by the controller.

normally you would define your carousel as a doctype and add that doctype to your main document type where you then add the images etc.

try looking at the codeshare starter kit, it contains code for a carousel

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Mark Wakelin 10 posts 79 karma points

Mar 08, 2021 @ 16:56

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Hi Huw,

thanks for helping, i have done this.

My issue is still that i want the images to be added via Umbraco, and not "hard-coded" onto the partial view.

Thanks Mark

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Huw Reddick 1929 posts 6697 karma points MVP 2x c-trib

Mar 08, 2021 @ 18:12

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Checkout the codeshare starter kit, the images are added via the back office they are not hard coded in the partial view

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Mark Wakelin 10 posts 79 karma points

Mar 08, 2021 @ 19:43

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Thanks Huw, just Googled it.

Will take a look.

Mark

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