Can I Create a Partial View with Controller

Question

Using ASP.net MVC3 with C#

I want to create a partial view that uses a single database record so I have the View down fine but what controller would I create to actually create the LINQ query or do I need to do it in the View file?

The partial will display a random ad and be on every page on the site.

Answer 1

As M.Babcock says, you really should keep the logic out of the View and into the Controller (or Model if appropriate).

I would pass the resulted data to the View either through a Model , or it little data then just pass it through the ViewBag (or ViewData ).