Return shared view from ViewComponent - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have an Error-view which should be loaded if an Exception occurs. The Error view is located in:
Views/Shared/Error.cshtml (See attached picture).
In my Controller, my try-and catch looks like this:
public IActionResult Device(string id, bool like, int type)
{
try
{
//code
return View(viewModel);
}
catch (Exception exe)
{
return View("Error", exe);
}
}
This works and the correct Error View is displayed. However, I have a ViewComponent which should display the same Error-view.
I have tried the following:
1) Copy the Error-file and pasted it in the same folder as my ViewComponent (Right beneath the Default view). This does not give me an error, but the Default-view is the one being loaded.
2) I have returned the Error view from the shared-folder in the following way:
return View("../../../Shared/Error");
This as well does not give errors, but the Default view is the one being loaded.
Any ideas on how to solve this?
EDIT
So far I have created a new class
public class HandleExceptionAttribute : ExceptionFilterAttribute
{
public override void OnException(ExceptionContext context)
{
var result = new ViewResult { ViewName = "Error" };
var modelMetadata = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
result.ViewData = new ViewDataDictionary(
modelMetadata, context.ModelState);
result.ViewData.Add("HandleException",
context.Exception);
context.Result = result;
context.ExceptionHandled = true;
}
}
And in my Error View I added this:
#{
ViewData["Title"] = "Error";
Layout = "_LayoutCustomer";
Exception ex = ViewData["HandleException"] as Exception;
}
And lastly, I added [HandleException] on top of my Controller:
[HandleException]
public class CustomerController : Controller
{
//All the actions...
}
To simulate a new Exception, I use:
public IActionResult Device(string id, bool like, int type)
{
try
{
throw new Exception();
//code
return View(viewModel);
}
catch (Exception exe)
{
throw;
}
}
This seems to work in the Controller-actions. How can I simulate if it works within the ViewComponent? It gives me an error when I do the same try-catch method.

Answer 1

Step 1 : - Create a Custom ExpectionFilter Attribute
public class CustomExpectionFilter : IExceptionFilter
{
public void OnException(ExceptionContext filterContext)
{
filterContext.ExceptionHandled = true;
filterContext.Result = new ViewResult
{
ViewName = "~/Views/Shared/Error.cshtml"
};
}
}
Step 2 :- Register CustomExpectionFilter in FilterConfig
public class FilterConfig
{
public static void RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilterCollection filters)
{
filters.Add(new CustomExpectionFilter());
}
}
Step 3 :- Change on
public IActionResult Device(string id, bool like, int type)
{
try
{
//code
return View(viewModel);
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw;
}
}
Now when ever error occur in application it will be calling CustomExpection Filter and this filter will handle error and display Error page.