How can I make builds fail in VS 2013 if there's a razor/C# error in a .cshtml file?

Question

I'm new to asp.net mvc. I see nasty little red underlines on my .cshtml page in some razor code with errors in the error list, but the project still builds. Can I fail the project build somehow if these errors are about?

As an aside, if I rename a variable in a c# class referred to in a razor page, why doesn't the refactor tool extend its reach to the cshtml file?

Romias · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-22T23:46:55.537

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You need to set in your project to compile views during build.

Set in your MVC project:

<MvcBuildViews>true</MvcBuildViews>

All you have to do is unload or close the mvc project in Visual Studio, edit the .cspoj file (in VS or notepad or your favourite editor), locate <MvcBuildViews> and change the value to true.

edited Nov 22 '13 at 23:46

answered Nov 22 '13 at 23:38

Romias

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/383192/compile-views-in-asp-net-mvc – Isaac Bolinger Nov 22 '13 at 23:42
can you set this in the .csproj.user file? – C. Tewalt Jun 04 '14 at 21:24
Am I correct in assuming that his only works for strongly typed views? – Torben Koch Pløen Dec 03 '14 at 08:51
@TorbenRahbekKoch, in most cases, YES, you are correct. But your code errors can be in some code you enter in the Razor view. – Romias Dec 03 '14 at 12:20
I cant find !!! – محمد Aug 12 '15 at 11:22
Works like a charm – Bjego Dec 07 '16 at 09:49
Could you have this set up for your local machine, but not set up for production without having to change the proj file for either scenario? – Charkins12 Aug 17 '20 at 16:35
@Charkins12 AFAIK you can do it only editing project file. I don't know how to do it using the release profiles. – Romias Aug 17 '20 at 16:38

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 25 '16 at 15:15

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It could be smart using the MvcBuildViews setting only for Release builds, assuming your build process uses a Release build before you deploy. This will remove the extra wait to compile the views when you’re developing and debugging, but still keeps a check in place before you deploy. Add the MvcBuildViews node to the PropertyGroup node for Release builds only. It will look something like this:

<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU'">
    <MvcBuildViews>true</MvcBuildViews>
</PropertyGroup>

http://blog.falafel.com/get-compile-time-view-errors-in-asp-net-mvc/

answered Jan 25 '16 at 15:15

Dennis Rosenbaum

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I had to do exactly this for a different reason, actually. The builder in deploy mode was throwing nonexistent errors from the asp compiler. So, I use MvcBuildViews only on Release mode. This is checked every time I commit anyway. – Isaac Bolinger Jan 25 '16 at 20:04
There's a discussion of that here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28665470/why-wont-my-msbuild-deploy-work-after-i-check-precompile-during-publishing-on – Isaac Bolinger Jan 25 '16 at 20:21

How can I make builds fail in VS 2013 if there's a razor/C# error in a .cshtml file?

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