Question

i’m having issues trying to implement a forloop in a view using a ViewModel.

I have this ViewModel

public class EventDashboard
{
    public int Id {get;set;}

    public string Name {get;set;}
    public string Email {get;set;}
    public string Phone {get;set;}

    public ICollection<FighterDetails> FightersFees{ get; set; }

    public void LoadFighterDetails(int eventId, int fighterId, aContext ac, bContext bc){

        Fighters fighter = ac
            .Fighters
            .Include(npo => npo.FighterAddress)
            .FirstOrDefault(npo => npo.FighterId== fighterId);

        this.Name = fighter.Name;
                    this.Email = fighter.Email;
                    this.Phone = fighter.Phone;

        LoadFees(bc, fighterId);
    }

    public void LoadFees(bContext bc, int fighterId)
    {
                 var fees = bc.Fees.Where(f => f.fighterId == fighterId);
                 FightersFees = new List<FighterDetails>();

                 foreach(var f in fees){
                    this.FightersFees.Add(new FighterDetails{
                             //fill the properties
                       });
                 }
            }
    }

public class FighterDetails
{
    public string FighterName { get; set; }
    public int fighterId { get; set; }
    public decimal FighterFee { get; set; }
}

on my view:

        <% foreach( var d in Model.Fighters){ %>
        <%} %>

but it keeps pushing out that error (on subject). wonder why it happens on viewmodels. any thoughts on how to help me understand this error is very much appreciated.

EDIT:

• added the rest of the code

• and the project is currently using ef 4.0. not sure if that will be relevant.

Answer 1

Apparently you can’t use the “Model” in declaring something if you already declared it??

Well, to explain it better, this is what helped me.
Model conflicts with declaration

i was actually declaring Model on the first few edit boxes.
eg. <%: Html.DisplayFor(Model => Model.FighterName)%>

and then call it again on the foreach. The first time you declare it causes that error.