Using Bootstrap Modal window as PartialView

Question

I was looking to using the Twitter Bootstrap Modal windows as a partial view. However, I do not really think that it was designed to be used in this fashion; it seems like

Answer 1

I do this with mustache.js and templates (you could use any JavaScript templating library).

In my view, I have something like this:

...which lets me keep my templates in a partial view called Modal.ascx:

<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl" %>
    

        

            ×
            
{{Name}}
        
        

            

                

                    
ID
{{Id}}
                    
Name
{{Name}}
                
            
        
        

            Close
        
    

I create placeholders for each modal in my view:

<%foreach (var item in Model) {%>
    

    
<%}%>

...and make ajax calls with jQuery:

Then, you just need a trigger somewhere:

<%foreach (var item in Model) {%>
    
        <%=Html.Encode(item.DutModel.Name)%>
    
<%}%>