ASP.NET MVC binding decimal value

Question

I\'m trying to figure out why framework refuses to bind \"1,234.00\" value to decimal. What can be the reason for it?

Values like \"123.00\" or \"123.0000\" bind suc

Answer 1

You can try overriding the DefaultModelBinder. Let me know if this doesn't work and I'll delete this post. I didn't actually put together an MVC app and test it, but based on experience this should work:

public class CustomModelBinder : DefaultModelBinder
{
    protected override void BindProperty(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext, PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor)
    {
        if(propertyDescriptor.PropertyType == typeof(decimal))
        {
            propertyDescriptor.SetValue(bindingContext.Model, double.Parse(propertyDescriptor.GetValue(bindingContext.Model).ToString()));
            base.BindProperty(controllerContext, bindingContext, propertyDescriptor);
        }
        else
        {
            base.BindProperty(controllerContext, bindingContext, propertyDescriptor);
        }
    }
}