The call is ambiguous between the following methods or properties: 'DevExpress.Web.Mvc.UI.HtmlHelperExtension.DevExpress'

• Sep 15, 2023

Error Description

This error usually occurs when you switch to an MVC 5 framework that references the DevExpress.Web.Mvc5 assembly. The DevExpress.Web.Mvc and DevExpress.Web.Mvc5 assemblies cannot be referenced at the same time within a single application.

Solution

Starting with v12.2.14 and v13.1.8, it is necessary to use the DevExpress.Web.Mvc5 reference instead of the DevExpress.Web.Mvc reference if the target ASP.NET MVC version is v5.

• If you use MVC 5, remove the DevExpress.Web.Mvc reference from the *.proj and Web.config files, and exclude this assembly from deployment.
• If you use MVC 4, remove the DevExpress.Web.Mvc5 reference from the *.proj and Web.config files, and exclude this assembly from deployment.

If it does not help or you are sure that you did not change the MVC framework version, follow the recommendations from the following topic: Type 'X' exists in both assemblies / Type 'X' is ambiguous in namespace 'Y'.

Dashboard Suite

The MVC Dashboard Suite has its own assemblies for MVC 5 applications and MVC applications of previous versions:

• DevExpress.Dashboard.v15.2.Web.Mvc5 for MVC 5 applications.
• DevExpress.Dashboard.v15.2.Web.Mvc for applications of previous versions.