Asp.net mvc nested model form model

Question

Is it possible to accept only feedback values from a nested view model?

For example, I would like to publish only "Address":

@Html.TextBoxFor(p => p.User.Account.Address.Street)
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(p => p.User.Account.Address.Street)

To this controller action:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SaveAddress(Address address) {
  // save to db here
}

Currently, values are returned only if I pass the address to my own partial view so that the properties look like this:

@Html.TextBoxFor(p => p.Street)
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(p => p.Street)

+5

Victor Aug 21 '12 at 15:04

1 answer

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-21T16:02:17+0000

You can specify a binding prefix:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SaveAddress([Bind(Prefix = "User.Account")] Address model) 
{
    ...
}

Another possibility is to use partial:

@Html.Partial("_Address", Model.User.Account.Address)

and inside _Address.cshtml:

@model Address
@Html.TextBoxFor(p => p.Street)
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(p => p.Street)