Is there an MVC way of doing ASCX?

Question

Are ASCXs still used in ASP.NET MVC or should we be using something else?

Answer 1

Yes, you can still use .ascx. They are often referred to as partial views.

Answer 2

You bet, I typically use an ascx to render a partial view for some type of ajax functionality. Although, as Jeffrey Palermo points out they don't add much value beyond the extension being a direct inclination that your are working with a partial view.

Answer 3

The great thing about them is that in your controller you can then use

return PartialView("MyPartialView", items);

This works great in a jQuery call when you are only interested in changing the contents of particular part of the page and not the whole page.