--- title: "menu controls in mvc" description: "menu controls in mvc" author: "ravi kumar" published: 2011-11-01 updated: 2011-11-01 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/338/menu-controls-in-mvc category: "asp.net mvc" tags: ["asp.net mvc"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # menu controls in mvc Hi I am new to [mvc](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/155803/define-cache-profile-in-mvc). how to create a [dynamic](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11080/features-of-java-dynamic-complied-and-interpreted) menu [controls](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/66/how-to-create-controls-at-run-time-in-csharp-dot-net) in mvc please help me ## Replies ### Reply by ravi kumar Thank you Rohit ### Reply by Chris Anderson Hi,\ \ You can dynamically create menu control in asp.net mvc by using ViewBag or ViewData properties.\ For eg:\ Create a action method (Index) in a controller as given below:\ \ ``` public ActionResult Index()        {            List hobby = new List();            hobby.Add("Cricket");            hobby.Add("Football");            hobby.Add("Tennis");            ViewBag.Hobbies = hobby; //hobby is List            return View();        } ``` \ In an Index View use the below code:\ \ ``` <%@ Page Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage" %>    Index       
       
                <% foreach (var hobby in ViewBag.Hobbies) { %>           
  •                 <%: Html.ActionLink((string)hobby, "Index", "Home", new { @class = "required" })%>           
    •             <% } %>       
   
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