MVC error - The model item passed into the dictionary is of type 'System.Collections.Generic.List`

Question

I can\'t figure out what\'s going on with this error:

The model item passed into the dictionary is of type \'System.Collections.Generic.List1[Repository

Answer 1

In the top of your Index.cshtml view replace:

@model RepositoryExample.Models.IEmployeeManagerRepository

with:

@model IEnumerable<RepositoryExample.Employee>

The _repository.ListEmployees() method returns IEnumerable<Employee> and that's what you are passing to the view here:

return View(_repository.ListEmployees());

So that's the type you should be using in the @model directive in your view.