Don't name your View "View"

but if you must don't try to use code like this:

view plainprint?

1. public class PostController : Controller  
2. {   
3.  public ActionResult View()  
4.  {  
5.   ViewData["Title"] = "View Post";  
6.   return View();  
7.  }  
8. }  

public class PostController : Controller { public ActionResult View() { ViewData["Title"] = "View Post"; return View(); } } Obviously you'll just end up with a StackOverflowException. ActionName attribute to the rescue!

view plainprint?

1. [ActionName("View")]  
2. public ActionResult Show()  
3. {  
4.  ViewData["Title"] = "View Post";  
5.  return View();  
6. }  

[ActionName("View")] public ActionResult Show() { ViewData["Title"] = "View Post"; return View(); } It's strange what working in a different environment or with different technology can lead you to make the most simple mistakes :)