Saving multiple objects from MVC view

Question

I\'m writing my first MVC3 application which is a simple order tracking application. I would like to edit the order and the details at the same time. When I edit the order t

Answer 1

The issue that you are facing is related to the names generated by the ICollection controls. Here is a detailed discussion by Phil Haack and a solution by him (in terms of an @Html extension method; download the sample project from the link given at the end of his blog post). This post targets MVC/MVC2; however it is still applicable with MVC3.

Alternatively if you don't want to follow the hack, you can opt for a EditorTemplate for your OrderLine entity model.

Here are the steps.

1) Create Editor template under (Views ->Shared -> EditorTemplates -> OrderLine.cshtml) It is important to create a folder named EditorTemplates under Shared, and the template name should be same as the EntityModel for which you want to create the templete; hence the name OrderLine.cshtml)

2) Code for OrderLine.cshtml

@model OrderTracker.Models.OrderLine
@{
    Layout = null;
}


@Html.HiddenFor(modelItem => Model.id)


    @Html.EditorFor(modelItem => Model.Description)
 

    @Html.EditorFor(modelItem => Model.Quantity)
 

    @Html.EditorFor(modelItem => Model.Weight)
 

    @Html.EditorFor(modelItem => Model.Price)

3) Edit your View with this code (note that I've used EditorFor for OrderLines collection)

@model OrderTracker.Models.Order

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Edit";
}

Edit

@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
    

        
Order
   

        @Html.HiddenFor(model => model.ID)
        @Html.HiddenFor(model => model.UserId)

        

            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.OrderDate)
        
        

            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.OrderDate)
        
        

            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Description)
        
        

            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Description)
        
                     
        

        
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.OrderLines)
            

            

                

                    Description
                
                

                    Quantity
                
                

                    Weight
                
                

                    Price
                
            
        
        

            
        
 

    
    
}

4) Now on post back you will see the values