When the view file name isn't specified, the default view is returned. The Index method in the HelloWorldController ran the statement return View(), which specified that the method should use a view template file to render a response to the browser.Ī view template file name wasn't specified, so MVC defaulted to using the default view file. Replace the contents of the Views/HelloWorld/Index.cshtml Razor view file with the following: = 'Index' Add a new file to the Views/HelloWorld folder, and name it Index.cshtml.įor Visual Studio for Mac, see the.Add a new folder named Views/HelloWorld.In the search box in the upper-right, enter viewĪdd an Index view for the HelloWorldController:.Right-click on the Views/HelloWorld folder, and then Add > New Item. Right-click on the Views folder, and then Add > New Folder and name the folder HelloWorld.