asp.net-mvc-5

I am trying to pass a different model to the partial view from a view. I have two separate controller actions for both of them and two different view models. But when I call the partial view from within the view it gives me the error The model item passed into the dictionary is of type 'Application.ViewModels.Model1ViewModel', but this dictionary requires a model item of type 'Application.ViewModels.PartialViewModel'. I am calling it like this: @Html.Partial("_CreateUniFunctionPartial") the model call in the view is @model Application.ViewModels.Model1ViewModel and model in partial view file

I am using jQuery Validate plugin for clientside validation in an MVC 5 application. For the date fields cilentside validations fails when using dd/mm/yyyy format. Is there a way to change the date format in jQuery Validation? Adding to Darin's answer. If you happen to already be using the datepicker plugin from JQuery UI then you can use that date parser instead of creating your own: $.validator.methods.date = function (value, element) { return this.optional(element) || $.datepicker.parseDate('dd/mm/yy', value); } Darin Dimitrov You could override the date parsing method of the validate

I am trying to get to grips with the new Membership system introduced in ASP.NET MVC 5 and I've come across a small issue which I am pretty sure you will be able to help me with. I am going based off this tutorial and have introduced custom properties to ApplicationUser such as Name, Surname, DOB, etc. However, instead of creating the user, I am trying to update the currently logged in one. I am looking at the controller method which is currently used to change password. public async Task<ActionResult> Manage(ManageUserViewModel model) { string userId = User.Identity.GetUserId(); bool

I'm using Identity2.0 with MVC5 CodeFirst I have extended both the IdentityUser and IdentityRole like this: public class ApplicationUser : IdentityUser { [Required] [StringLength(50)] public string FirstName { get; set; } [Required] [StringLength(50)] public string LastName { get; set; } } public class ApplicationRole : IdentityRole { [Required] [StringLength(50)] public string ProperName { get; set; } [Required] public string Description { get; set; } } public class MyAppDb : IdentityDbContext<ApplicationUser, ApplicationRole, string, IdentityUserLogin, IdentityUserRole, IdentityUserClaim> {

I wonder if someone can please help with a MVC Contact Form which send an Email on submission? I think I have most elements setup, but for some reason the form appear to be sending (takes ages) then just returns back to the form and no email is received. MailModels.cs: namespace WebApplication1.Models { public class MailModels { public string Name { get; set; } public string Email { get; set; } public string Telephone { get; set; } public string Message { get; set; } } } Contact.cshtml: @using (Html.BeginForm("Contact", "Home", new { ReturnUrl = ViewBag.ReturnUrl }, FormMethod.Post, new { @id

I am trying to implement user roles into my MVC web application. However I am getting a null exception on the line return _userManager ?? HttpContext.GetOwinContext().GetUserManager<ApplicationUserManager>(); in my account controller. Account Controller [Authorize] public class AccountController : Controller { private ApplicationSignInManager _signInManager; private ApplicationUserManager _userManager; private ApplicationRoleManager _roleManager; public AccountController(){} public AccountController(ApplicationUserManager userManager, ApplicationSignInManager signInManager,

I want to allow anonymous/not yet registered and registered users to post on my website. Posts (table) - Id (int) - Subject (nvarchar) - Body (nvarchar) - UserId (uniqueidentifier) The project uses the latest MS technologies (ASP.NET MVC 5+, C#...) How should I go about doing that? Is ASP.NET Identity even the right solution? What's the difference between these: ASP.NET Identity SimpleMembership Membership Provider Update I need to be able to differentiate not yet registered users and record their postings in the database. Update 2 Then have the option to migrate to a registered account. Just