ViewBag is a wrapper around the older ViewData. ViewBag takes advantage of the new dynamic features called dynamic typing of C# 4.0 which allows you dynamically add properties on to an object at run-time. Whereas ViewData is a dictionary of objects that is derived from ViewDataDictionary class and is accessible using strings as keys.
One key difference between ViewBag and ViewData is that ViewBag does not require typecasting for complex data type whereas ViewData requires typecasting for complex data type. In ViewData you need to explicitly check for null values to avoid error but in ViewBag you need not have to check for null values.
// Setting View Bag Property
ViewBag.MyNewProperty = "Dynamic Property";
// Setting View data Property
ViewData.Add(new KayValuePair<string, object>("MyProperty", "View Data property"));
ViewBag in Action method
public ActionResult Index()
{
ViewBag.Myproperty = "Hello World";
return View();
}
ViewData in Action method
public ActionResult Index()
{
ViewData["MyProperty"] = "Hello World";
return View();
}
ViewData and ViewBag in Razor View
@ViewBag.MyProperty
@ViewData["MyProperty"]
ViewData and ViewBag both use the same dictionary internally. So that means ViewData Key should not match with the property name of ViewBag if you are using both in your application otherwise it will throw a run-time exception.
ViewBag.Myproperty = "Hello World";
ViewData["MyProperty"] = "Hello World"; // Gives Error
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