Loading Partial Views with jQuery in ASP.NET MVC

While you can render partial views directly within your ASP.NET MVC views using the Html.RenderPartial helper, it is not possible to achieve the same functionality solely with jQuery. However, you can employ a combination of techniques involving jQuery and AJAX to effectively load partial views.

The recommended approach involves creating a controller action that renders the desired partial view. You can then utilize jQuery to invoke this action via an AJAX call. Once the server responds with the rendered partial view, jQuery can dynamically update a specific portion of your page with the new content.

Here's a sample jQuery code that demonstrates this approach:

$('.js-reload-details').on('click', function(evt) {
    evt.preventDefault();
    evt.stopPropagation();

    var $detailDiv = $('#detailsDiv'),
        url = $(this).data('url');

    $.get(url, function(data) {
        $detailDiv.replaceWith(data);         
    });
});

This code defines a button click handler that responds to elements with the class 'js-reload-details'. When clicked, it extracts a URL from the element's 'data-url' attribute and sends a GET request to that URL using jQuery/AJAX.

The server-side component of this approach involves creating a controller action that renders the partial view and returns its content as a response to the AJAX request. For example:

public ActionResult Details(int id)
{
    var model = ...get user from db using id...

    return PartialView("UserDetails", model);
}

With this approach, you can dynamically load and display partial views into specific sections of your webpage using jQuery and AJAX, providing greater flexibility and control over the presentation of your content.