Question

Let’s say I create a query result

var query = from a in tblXYZ join c in tblABC on a.id = b.id select new {a.x, b.x};

What’s the best way to pass that into a view? Should I create a new object and copy the query result into it?

Answer 1

I think it’s almost always the preferred mechanism to create a view-specific model. I would also second @Marc’s recommendation to materialize the query in the controller and pass the view to the list. If you have an issue with a query it’s much easier to diagnose if the query is executed in the controller rather than the view. The stack trace is actually useful at that point.