Extrension for getting values from a ViewDataDictionary Usage: @ViewData.GetValue<int>("someIntValue")

ViewDataExtensions

using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace MyWebsite.Core.Extensions
{
    public static class ViewDataExtensions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets value of dictionary key, returns defaultValue if key not found
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
        /// <param name="viewData"></param>
        /// <param name="key"></param>
        /// <param name="defaultValue"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static T GetValue<T>(this ViewDataDictionary viewData, string key, T defaultValue = default(T))
        {
            return viewData.Keys.Contains(key) ? (T)viewData[key] : defaultValue;
        }

    }
}