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nabia saroosh
nabia saroosh

Reputation: 397

Multiple Models in View by ViewModel

I am beginner in ASP.NET MVC and trying to add multiple models in view by using ViewModel.cs but I can't get it in my view Index.cshtml anyone can guide me how can I get it?

ViewModel.cs

public class ViewModel
    {
        public IEnumerable<ContactLens.Models.manufacturer> manufacturer {get; set;}
        public IEnumerable<ContactLens.Models.brand> brand { get; set; }
    }

HomeController.cs

public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        private Entities db = new Entities();

        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            ViewBag.Message = "Welcome to my demo!";
            ViewModel mymodel = new ViewModel();
            mymodel.manufacturer = db.manufacturers.ToList();
            mymodel.brand = db.brands.ToList();
            return View(mymodel);
        }
     }

Index.cshtml

@model ViewModel        
@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Home Page";
}
     --------
<h3 class="menu_head">Top Manufacturers</h3>
 <ul class="menu">
        @foreach (var manufacturer in Model)
        {
           <li class="item1">
           <a href="#"><img class="arrow-img" src="images/f_menu.png" alt="" /> @manufacturer.man_name </a>
           </li>
        }
</ul>
 <h3 class="menu_head">Top Brands</h3>
  <ul class="menu">
         @foreach (var brand in Model)
         {
           <li class="item1">
           <a href="#"><img class="arrow-img" src="images/f_menu.png" alt="" /> @brand.brand_name </a>
           </li>
         }
</ul>
  -------

It is showing me an error at @model ViewModeldue to it, I can't access models in Index.cshtml.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 429

Answers (2)

nabia saroosh
nabia saroosh

Reputation: 397

I resolved my issue by replacing just @model ViewModel into

@model [SolutionName].[ModelDirectoryIfAny].[Model]

and 

  // some code
@foreach (var manufacturer in Model)
 // some code

@foreach (var brand in Model)

into 

  // some code
@foreach (var manufacturer in Model.manufacturer)
 // some code
@foreach (var brand in Model.brand)

respectively in Index.cshtml

Upvotes: 0

jamiedanq
jamiedanq

Reputation: 967

it should be

@model [Full Path of Your Model]

So in your case it might be:

@model [SolutionName].[ModelDirectoryIfAny].[Model]

Edit

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Home Page";
}
     --------
<h3 class="menu_head">Top Manufacturers</h3>
 <ul class="menu">
        @foreach (var manufacturer in Model.manufacturer)
        {

        }
</ul>
 <h3 class="menu_head">Top Brands</h3>
  <ul class="menu">
         @foreach (var brand in Model.brand)
         {

         }
</ul>

Upvotes: 1

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