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properties for the Address type.
Listing 24-12. Updating the CreatePerson.cshtml File
@model MvcModels.Models.Person
@{
ViewBag.Title = "CreatePerson";
Layout = "∼/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
}
Create Person
@using(Html.BeginForm()) {
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.PersonId)@Html.EditorFor(m=>m.PersonId)
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.FirstName)@Html.EditorFor(m=>m.FirstName)
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.LastName)@Html.EditorFor(m=>m.LastName)
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.Role)@Html.EditorFor(m=>m.Role)
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.HomeAddress.City)
@Html.EditorFor(m=> m.HomeAddress.City)
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.HomeAddress.Country)
@Html.EditorFor(m=> m.HomeAddress.Country)
Submit
}
I have used the strongly typed EditorFor helper method, and specified the properties I want to edit from the
HomeAddress property. The helper automatically sets the name attributes of the input elements to match the format that
the default model binder uses, as follows:
...
...
As a consequence of this feature, I don’t have to take any special action to ensure that the model binder can create the
Address object for the HomeAddress property. I can demonstrate this by editing the
/Views/Home/Index.cshtml view to display the HomeAddress properties when they are submitted from the
form, as shown in Listing 24-13.
Listing 24-13. Displaying the HomeAddress.City and HomeAddress.Country Properties in the Index.cshtml File
@model MvcModels.Models.Person
@{
ViewBag.Title = "Index";
Layout = "∼/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
}
Person
ID:@Html.DisplayFor(m => m.PersonId)
First Name:@Html.DisplayFor(m => m.FirstName)
Last Name:@Html.DisplayFor(m => m.LastName)
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