Lint for ASP.NET MVC?

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Is there a lint utility for ASP.NET MVC? Given that I frequently specify views and links via strings, when I move things around or change entity names I often break things, which I then only find out about when something fails at runtime.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 22 '11 at 17:00

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You can use Refactor -> Rename and enable Search in Strings to replace every string in the solution

answered Mar 22 '11 at 17:00

Bas

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 22 '11 at 17:36

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Other option -- use the strongly typed helpers (which might still be in the futures assemblies). EG, Html.Action<ProductsController>(x => x.ShowProduct(id)) ; really the only way to fly.

answered Mar 22 '11 at 17:36

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 22 '11 at 19:44

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ReSharper's v6 (whose nightlies are now available, if you don't mind living on the edge) will catch this kind of error for you.

answered Mar 22 '11 at 19:44

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 22 '11 at 17:05

I don't know that there's something like that, but I'll tell you what I do: All my view names are in a struct that contains string constants. It's a pain to keep it sync'ed as the project changes, but it's worth it because you're far more likely to catch errors if you're using

ViewNames.Customer

rather than

"customer"

Lint for ASP.NET MVC?

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