I pieced all of this together from various sources online, so the code is a bit rough, but here it is:
1. Create a partial razor view, call it _NotifyBar.cshtml, it contains this:
@if (Request.Cookies[“NotifyBar”]!=null)
{
@Request.Cookies[“NotifyBar”].Value.ToString() X
var c = new HttpCookie(“NotifyBar”);
c.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays( -1 );
Response.Cookies.Add( c );
}
2. Put this in the header of your _Layout.cshtml file
//here is the jbar stuff
<script type=”text/javascript”>//
$(document).ready(function () {
$(“#message”).fadeIn(2000);
$(“#message”).delay(5000).fadeOut(1000);
$(“#message a.close-notify”).click(function () {
$(“#message”).fadeOut(“slow”);
return false;
});
});
</script>
3. Right after the body of your _Layout.cshtml page there is this code
@Html.Partial(“_NotifyBar”)
4. Create a file called ExtensionMethods.cs, add in this code
public static ActionResult SetStatusMessage(this ActionResult ar, string str)
{
var c = new HttpCookie(“NotifyBar”);
//c.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1);
c.Value = str;
HttpContext.Current.Response.Cookies.Add(c);
return ar;
}
5. Put this in your stylesheet
#message {
font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
position:fixed;
top:0px;
left:0px;
width:100%;
z-index:105;
text-align:center;
font-weight:bold;
font-size:100%;
color:white;
padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;
background-color:#8E1609;
}
#message span {
text-align: center;
width: 95%;
float:left;
}
.close-notify {
white-space: nowrap;
float:right;
margin-right:10px;
color:#fff;
text-decoration:none;
border:2px #fff solid;
padding-left:3px;
padding-right:3px
}
.close-notify a {
color: #fff;
}
6. Then in your controller, just return add “SetStatusMessage” on your RedirectToAction, for example
return RedirectToAction(“Index”).SetStatusMessage(“You have successfully edited the ” + project.ProjectName + ” project.”);
That’s it! You can now have a fade-out notification message on any page you like. The use of the cookies is a bit cumbersome, but I could implemnt it quickly.
This post originally appeared on the Stronico blog – with the absorption of Stronico into Digital Tool Factory this post has been moved to the Digital Tool Factory blog
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