Question

I have class

public class Class2
{
    public string myName { get; set; }
    public string phone { get; set; }
    public jInformation jf { get; set; }
    public Class2()
    {

    }
}

public class jInformation
{
    public string name { get; set; }
    public string display { get; set; }
    public jInformation()
    {

    }
}

Now my action method is

public ActionResult Test()
    {
        Class2 oClass = new Class2();
        return View("ViewPage1",oClass);
    }

And post is

[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
    [ValidateInput(false)]
    public void Test(Class2 oClass)
    {
        String sTemp = oClass.myName;
        String sp = oClass.phone;
    }

I want to create a stongley typed view with ViewContent As “Edit”. So when i create strongly typed view, it just create text box for myName and phone property. How can i create textbox for jINformation class? I am using MVC1 and newbie to MVC world…….

My CustomModel Binder looks like

  public class Class2ModelBinder : IModelBinder
{
    public object BindModel(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
    {
        var request = controllerContext.HttpContext.Request;

        return new Class2()
                   {
                       myName = request.Form.Get("myName"),
                       phone = request.Form.Get("phone"),
                       jf = new jInformation { name = request.Form.Get("name"), display = request.Form.Get("display") }
                   };
    }
}

I registered it with application_start. Now question is, what i should pass on get and post method?

Answer 1

My previous comment was a bit wrong. The default Model Binder will work for your ‘Class2’.

Here i tested and it works.

The Controller code

public class TestController : Controller
{       
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }
    [HttpPost]
    public ActionResult IndexPost()
    {
        Class2 cls = new Class2();
        UpdateModel(cls);
        return View(cls);
    }
}

The view code (Just a form against your Model)

<%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage<Class2>" %>
<h2>Index</h2>
<% using (Html.BeginForm("indexpost","test")) {%>
<%: Html.TextBox("myName") %>
<%: Html.TextBox("phone")%>
<%: Html.TextBox("jf.name")%>
<%: Html.TextBox("jf.display")%>


<input type="Submit" value="submit" />
<%} %>