Html.ActionLink value of ViewBag

Question

In ASP MVC C# I putted a List(Cars) in the ViewBag.cars, now I want to make an actionlink with the title of each car, like this:

@if (ViewBag.cars != null)
{
    foreach (var car in ViewBag.cars)
    {
         <h4>@Html.ActionLink(@car.title, "Detail", "Cars", new { id = @car.id }, new { @class = "more markered" })</h4>
    }
}

The error I get when I use @car.title or just car.title as value, I get this error:

CS1973: 'System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper<AutoProject.Models.CarDetails>' has no applicable method named 'ActionLink' but appears to have an extension method by that name.
 Extension methods cannot be dynamically dispatched. Consider casting the dynamic arguments or calling the extension method without the extension method syntax.

What should I fill in as first parameter of the Actionlink?

Underplot

Answer 1

It's because car is dynamic, so it doesn't know what the appropriate extension method could be. If you cast title to string, and id to object, it'll be fine:

<h4>@Html.ActionLink((string) car.title, "Detail", "Cars", new { id = (object) car.id }, new { @class = "more markered" })</h4>

Your other option is to make a strongly typed ViewModel.

Landscape

Answer 2

Try to assign your car.title to a variable first then use that variable

@if (ViewBag.cars != null)
{
     foreach (var car in ViewBag.cars)
     {
        string title = car.title.ToString();
        <h4>@Html.ActionLink(title, "Detail", "Cars", new { id = @car.id }, new { @class = "more markered" })</h4>
     }
}

Mcclimans

Answer 3

Try this instead:

foreach (Car car in ViewBag.cars)
    {
    <h4>@Html.ActionLink(car.title, "Detail", "Cars", new { id = car.id }, new { @class = "more markered" })</h4>
}

ps I would also make your properties Uppercase rather than lower.

Novara

Try the above instead, sorry missed the foreach out – Novara