ASP.Net MVC: Calling a method from a view

You can implement a static formatting method or an HTML helper, then use this syntax:

@using class_of_method_namespace
...
// HTML page here
@className.MethodName()

or in case of a HTML Helper:

@Html.MethodName()

This is how you call an instance method on the Controller:

@{
  ((HomeController)this.ViewContext.Controller).Method1();
}

This is how you call a static method in any class

@{
    SomeClass.Method();
}

This will work assuming the method is public and visible to the view.


Building on Amine's answer, create a helper like:

public static class HtmlHelperExtensions
{
    public static MvcHtmlString CurrencyFormat(this HtmlHelper helper, string value)
    {
        var result = string.Format("{0:C2}", value);
        return new MvcHtmlString(result);
    }
}

in your view: use @Html.CurrencyFormat(model.value)

If you are doing simple formating like Standard Numeric Formats, then simple use string.Format() in your view like in the helper example above:

@string.Format("{0:C2}", model.value)