Question

I’m trying to pass a ViewModel property to a partial view, but getting the following error:
“The model item passed into the dictionary is of type ‘<>f__AnonymousType2`1[DomaniOnline.Models.DomaniData.TempRates]’, but this dictionary requires a model item of type ‘DomaniOnline.Models.DomaniData.TempRates’.”

How do I pass the VM property so that it is not an anonymous type?

The View:

@model DomaniOnline.Models.ViewModels.CompareRatesViewModel

@{
ViewBag.Title = "Rate Comparison";
}

<h2>Compare Rates</h2>

<table>
<tr>
    <td>@Html.DisplayTextFor(m=>m.TempRate1.CarrierName)</td>
    <td>@Html.DisplayTextFor(m=>m.TempRate2.CarrierName)</td>
    <td>@Html.DisplayTextFor(m=>m.TempRate3.CarrierName)</td>
    <td>@Html.DisplayTextFor(m=>m.TempRate4.CarrierName)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>@Html.Partial("_TempRatesPartial", new { tempRate = Model.TempRate1 })</td>
    <td>@Html.Partial("_TempRatesPartial", new { tempRate = Model.TempRate2 })</td>
    <td>@Html.Partial("_TempRatesPartial", new { tempRate = Model.TempRate3 })</td>
    <td>@Html.Partial("_TempRatesPartial", new { tempRate = Model.TempRate4 })</td>
</tr>
</table>

The Partial View:

@model DomaniOnline.Models.DomaniData.TempRates

<fieldset>
   <legend>TempRates</legend>

   <div class="display-label">Carrier Name</div>
   <div class="display-field">
      @Html.DisplayFor(model => model.CarrierName)
   </div>
....
</fieldset>

And the ViewModel:

 public class CompareRatesViewModel
 {
    public TempRates TempRate1 { get; set; }
    public TempRates TempRate2 { get; set; }
    public TempRates TempRate3 { get; set; }
    public TempRates TempRate4 { get; set; }
    public TempRates TempRate5 { get; set; }

    public CompareRatesViewModel(IEnumerable<TempRates> TempRateList)
    {
        this.TempRate1 = TempRateList[0];
        this.TempRate2 = TempRateList[1];
        this.TempRate3 = TempRateList[2];
        this.TempRate4 = TempRateList[3];
        this.TempRate5 = TempRateList[4];
    }

 }

Answer 1

You need to cast your anonymous type as the type that is the model of your partial view:

@Html.Partial("_TempRatesPartial", (DomaniOnline.Models.DomaniData.TempRates)Model.TempRate1)