Question

I am designing a project in asp.net mvc3, i have designed my database in sql server, add i am using ado.net.

This is my controller action

    public ViewResult ProductFormulationIndex()
    {

        return View(db.ProductFormulation.ToList());
    }

means i want to display all fields of ProductFormulation table.
this is my table:-

and this is my productCategory Table

in my ProductFormulationIndex.cshtml i want to display Code of ProductCategory Table, not only id. So what should i do in controller or in Model for it ?
you may suggest tutorial related to it.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You need a view model which is specifically designed for the view.

When defining your view models you shouldn’t be thinking in terms of tables. SQL tables have absolutely no meaning in a view. Think in terms of what information you need to show and define your view models accordingly.
Therefore, You can define a view model like:

public class ProductInformation
{
...
public string CategoryCode {get; set;}
...
}  

Or public Category ProductCategory.
You can use AutoMapper to convert between your real models and the view model you have defined.

You can find a good tutorial at http://weblogs.asp.net/shijuvarghese/archive/2010/02/01/view-model-pattern-and-automapper-in-asp-net-mvc-applications.aspx