ASP.NET MVC: Binding a Complex Type to a Select

Question

I am trying to work out if there is built-in support for binding complex types to form elements.

To use a common hypothetical situation: I have a Product entity that

Answer 1

The closest I think that it will come is overriding the ToString() method in the class to output meaningful information to the DropDownList - but not much else.

You may be able to bind the IEnumerable collection to a DropDownList and then retrieving its SelectedItem when the form is submitted - that is the cheapest way I can think of.