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c#asp.net-mvcobjectmodelcasting
User907863
User907863

Reputation: 417

How can I get the values of an Object type in my Model?

I have a Model with an item of type object called myobject:

public class myModel
{
    public long id {get;set;}
    public object myobject {get;set;}
}

in my View I use EditorFor to edit the myobject with a template:

@model myModel
// form (code omitted)
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.myobject)

<button type="submit">Save</button>

This is the template:

@model myObject

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.myname)

How can I get the myModel.myobject value in the controller? I've tried to cast but I get this error:

Unable to cast object of type 'System.Object' to type 'MyProject.Models.myobject'.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 96

Answers (1)

Only Bolivian Here
Only Bolivian Here

Reputation: 36733

The property in the model is of type object:

public object myobject { get; set; }

Your EditorTemplate is of type myObject - NOT of type object:

@model myObject <-- This little thing is responsible telling MVC what editor template to use with which type.

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.myname)

This is why you aren't getting the implementation you're looking for.

As an alternative you can use a named EditorTemplate instead of letting MVC infer what template you want based on the type.

Upvotes: 1

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