MVC .NET Model Binding to Array on the fly

Question

In Scotts blog post he describes how to post an array of objects to the controller.

My Question how best to generate a View for this that allows th

Answer 1

You may see This In this post steve Validated a variable length list in which textboxes may be added or deleted dynamically

Answer 2

when rendering and binding to lists or arrays, i normally prefer for loop over foreach loop because it will generate required indices for the modelbinder to bind data to the model.

for(int i=0;i<Model.Count(); i++)
{
   <%:Html.TextBox("Items["+i+"].Name", Model[i].Name)%>
}

i m not comfortable with strongly typed helpers when it comes to list binding but its purely a matter of personal preference. However, if you are allowing the user to dynamically add and remove items from page through javascript you have to take care of indices yourself.

EDIT: i have blogged about creating master detail form in asp.net mvc using jquery templates which is relevant in list binding scenario as well