Question

I have a form that is being used to edit existing object as well as to enter a new one.

When I am using it to edit, i pass the model to the view inside the action like this

 return View("Details", myModelObject);

When I am using the Details view to enter the new object, I am not passing anything

return View("Details");

I am getting en error because the framework expects the model to be passed in as at the beggining of the view I have

@model myApp.Models.myModel

One way to get around is to pass an empty model, but this seems kind of awkward and unnecessary. Is there a way to indicate that @model is optional?

Answer 1

One way to get around is to pass an empty model, but this seems kind
of awkward and unnecessary

This is the correct way. Your view expects a model. Since this view is intended for creating a new model, passing a new instance of the model is very natural:

return View("Details", new MyViewModel());