In my ASP.Net MVC3 project I have created a ModelBinder which binds a basemodel. In my View i create a object from a Model that inherit from my basemodel. Now i wan´t to know which Model was created via reflection in my ModelBinder when i press the submit-button, but how?
ModelBinder:
public class MBTestBinder : IModelBinder
{
public object BindModel(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
{
//need to know which Model was created -> convert into the right object
//reflection?
}
}
Models:
[ModelBinder(typeof(MBTestBinder))]
public class MBTest
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public MBTest() {}
}
public class MBAbl : MBTest
{
public MBAbl() {}
public string House { get; set; }
}
View:
@model ModelBinderProject.Models.MBTest
@using (Html.BeginForm("Index", "Home")) {
<fieldset>
<div class="editor-field">
@Html.EditorForModel(Model)
</div>
<p>
<input type="submit" value="Create" />
</p>
</fieldset>
Controller:
public ActionResult Create(MBTest testItem)
{
//on init get a view from a class that hast inherit the class MBTest
if (testItem.Name == null ) testItem = new MBAbl();
return View(testItem);
}
edit:
with bindingContext.ValueProvider.GetValue("House")
i can get the value of the Form but bindingContext.ModelType
thinks that my Model is MBTest
Finaly i solved it with the workaround of carrying the name of the model in my model and dynamically create the right model in the modelbinder. If you know a better solution plz show me :-)
HomeController:
// CREATE
public ActionResult About(MBTest testItem)
{
if (testItem == null)
{
testItem = new MBAbl();
testItem.Model = "MBAbl";
}
return View(testItem);
}
Models:
public class MBTest
{
public MBTest() {}
[HiddenInput]
public string Model { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class MBAbl : MBTest
{
public MBAbl() {}
public string House { get; set; }
}
public class MBAb2 : MBTest
{
...
}
ModelBinder:
public object BindModel(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
{
if (controllerContext == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("controllerContext");
if (bindingContext == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("bindingContext");
//string 'Model' is needed in the base class
var modelType = bindingContext.ValueProvider.GetValue("Model");
if (modelType != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(modelType.AttemptedValue))
{
string projectName = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name;
Type classtype = Type.GetType(string.Format("{0}.Models.{1}", projectName, modelType.AttemptedValue));
PropertyInfo[] properties = classtype.GetProperties();
var classObject = classtype.GetConstructor(new Type[] { }).Invoke(null);
foreach (PropertyInfo propertie in properties)
{
var value = bindingContext.ValueProvider.GetValue(propertie.Name).AttemptedValue;
classtype.GetProperty(propertie.Name).SetValue(classObject, value, null);
}
return classObject;
}
return null;
}