Is it possible to use two models in the same view (my view is strongly-typed to a model of mine and i need to modify another model in the same view). Is there a way to do this
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Use a ViewModel which has properties to represent your other models and pass an object of that to the View.
public class CustomerViewModel
{
public int ID { set;get;}
public string Name { set;get;}
public Address Address {set;get;}
public IList<Order> Orders {set;get;}
public CustomerViewModel()
{
if(Address==null)
Address=new Address();
if(Orders ==null)
Orders =new List<Order>();
}
}
public class Address
{
public string AddressLine1 { set;get;}
//Other properties
}
public class Order
{
public int OrderID{ set;get;}
public int ItemID { set;get;}
//Other properties
}
Now in your Action method
public ActionResult GetCustomer(int id)
{
CustomerViewModel objVM=repositary.GetCustomerFromId(id);
objVm.Address=repositary.GetCustomerAddress(id);
objVm.Orders=repositary.GetOrdersForCustomer(id);
return View(objVM);
}
Your View will be typed to CustomerViewModel
@model CustomerViewModel
@using(Html.BeginForm())
{
<h2>@Model.Name</h2>
<p>@Model.Address.AddressLine1</p>
@foreach(var order in Model.Orders)
{
<p>@order.OrderID.ToString()</p>
}
}
Comments
Create one model that combines the two models. That's pretty common:
public class CombinedModel
{
public ModelA MyFirstModel { get; set; }
public ModelB MyOtherModel { get; set; }
}
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Nick Bork
Also referred to as a "ViewModel"