Get model from asp.net mvc action without using parameters

Question

I'm sending 2 different models to the same action, for eg. I'm either sending the ContactEdit or GeneralEdit model to the same action. The action will need to determine which model is sent. Is there a way to do this? I have no problem passing a query param to tell which model was passed, but is there a way to do something like:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SingleUser(Part part)
{
    if(part == Part.General)
        GeneralEditModel model = Model as GeneralEditModel;
    else
        ContactEditModel model = Model as ContactEditModel;

    //....
}

Could you explain a little more why you are doing this? It seems to me it would be easier to have two separate actions. — Francisco
– Francisco, Commented Sep 17, 2011 at 5:59

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:03:34Z

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You can name your elements and use a bind prefix. I believe if your method takes two parameters as two object types, the one will just be null if it's not found. See

MVC - Model binding with multiple entities on the same page

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:03

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answered Sep 17, 2011 at 5:53

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