Why does T4MVC uses virtual for controller methods? Changing a
public ActionResult Details (string Id)
to:
public virtual ActionResult Details (string Id)
I have already seen other questions about T4MVC but didn't understand why.
Usually if a framework/library needs virtual methods (see also Nhibernate) it means somewhere/sometime your methods will be overridden.
So T4MVC marks your action methods as virtual
because it's overrides them.
Lets take a simple controller:
public partial class HomeController : Controller
{
public virtual ActionResult Index()
{
ViewBag.Message = "Welcome to ASP.NET MVC!";
return View();
}
}
If you go to the generated HomeController.generated.cs
under the T4MVC.tt
you will find a generated class which inherits from your controller and overrides your action method:
[GeneratedCode("T4MVC", "2.0"), DebuggerNonUserCode]
public class T4MVC_HomeController: MvcApplication8.Controllers.HomeController {
public T4MVC_HomeController() : base(Dummy.Instance) { }
public override System.Web.Mvc.ActionResult Index() {
var callInfo = new T4MVC_ActionResult(Area, Name, ActionNames.Index);
return callInfo;
}
}
I haven't used T4MVC so I don't know why and for what purpose T4MVC creates this generated class.