asp.net-mvc

ASP.NET MVC 2 actionlink breaking after migration from MVC version 1

Hi, I am migrating my application from asp.net mvc to mvc version 2 and am having the following issue. I have paging links << < > >> that I include in each page. Like so: <% Html.RenderPartial("PagingControl", Model); %> They exist in an ascx file as follows. <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserContr...

form tag - is it required on ajax sites?

i recently was working on an ASP.NET MVC site that basically serves static html and uses ajax gets to return data to the page when inputs are changed. there is actually no posting or getting from an html input tag on the pages at all. (it is a specific style of site that is not used by the general public, so having compatibility problems...

ASP.NET MVC 2 - Views in separate assembly - No intellisense

Hi, I've searched over the topics on Stackoverflow but this question hasn't been answered so far. I have two projects in my solution: a) MVC Application b) Class Library. The class library acts as a plugin, so it contains views. The main problem is that I have no intellisense in the view's markup for my classes contained within the cla...

DropDownListFor Not Selecting Value

I'm using the DropDownListFor helper method inside of an edit page and I'm not having any luck getting it to select the value that I specify. I noticed a similar question on Stackoverflow. The suggested workaround was to, "populate your SelectList in the view code". The problem is that I've already tried this and it's still not working. ...

plugin to play video content from my blog/website.

I wish to play a video content (in a container) from my website/ blog, when the page is loaded . Similar to that of youtube, dailymotion etc. I wish to give the actual Url to that container, which then plays the video in that location. The basic idea is to hide the actual URL from the user and make the person to view the video from th...

Can I test the override for OnAuthorization in an ASP.NET MVC controller base class?

The mechanics of making this work aren't hard, but testing it is a little strange. The scenario is that I want to dump some basic user data into the view data based on the User property of a base controller (an IPrincipal object) so that the master page always has it. I need access to my IUserManager (a service class), which is provided ...

routing - An optional constraint parameter problem - how to route repetitive routes

How can I merge this two class to one? this: new { action = "index|new|edit" } new { controller = "category|article" } To this: new { action = "index|new|edit", controller = "category|article" } I know that it's not trivial at all, but here is the problem. I have a method that I used to register my routes. The method don't have ...

jquery icons in jquery tabs problem

when i put jquery icon on my website it looks fine, but when i put icon inside jquery tab, icon image is moved few pixels left has anybody solved that problem already? thnx! ...

How to pass multiple jquery arrays to controller in MVC

I have tried to get an example but was noy successful so far. I have created various arrays and filled them in jquery. How to post all of them to the controller? On the controller side how to retrieve them and their values? I would appreciate if I can have an example or a link with much explanation since i`m completely new to using aj...

Confirm messagebox when delete, $.post

Hello I have this atm: <a href="<%= Url.RouteUrl("UserDelete", new { userID = item.UserID }) %>" onclick="$.post(this.href); return false;"><img src="/Content/Admin/Images/Icons/delete.gif" /></a> How can I modify this one so it also shows a confirm messagebox? As it is now nothing happens when I click it, it doesnt post, what more ...

Expanding an existing ASP.NET 1.1 application using ASP.NET MVC

Currently I'm working with a big, old and extremely poorly written ASP.NET 1.1 application and the continuous maintenance is becoming quite a problem. Basically it's reaching breaking point and I'm reluctant to expand it any more than I have to as demanded by the business. Based on my experience creating other projects from scratch it wo...

How to config KIGG to run properly

Hello everyone. I'm very new for ASP.NET MVC. I found that this is very cool thing and KIGG is good to start creating real MVC web application. I've followed KIGG development guide part 1 and run application. However, only listing directory shows on web browser as below Directory Listing -- / Friday, February 05, 2010 12:44 PM ...

how to provide access to controler by special code in link

i have some controlers that provide access only to users that are in Admin role: [Authorize(Roles = "Administrators")] controler im talking about displays company details for customers and i want to provide access to that controler by some url for example: www.mysite.com/Company/123?code=0932840329809u0932840 generating code wil...

MVC 2 RC 2 Ajax URL path issue

I have seen in RC 2 release notes says "The new UrlParameter type allows default values in routes to be removed after URL routing runs." But I still get the route values in the path. Here what i get: <div id="PartialView"> <%Html.RenderAction("Partial"); %> </div> <% using (Ajax.BeginForm("Partial", new { name = "test" }, new Aj...

ASP.net MVC Routing: Is it good style to use QueryStrings?

Should all routes in ASP.net MVC follow a "Only slashes, no QueryString" philosophy? I'm working on a Wiki software, so I have routes like /{pageTitle} /{pageTitle/Edit /{pageTitle/History etc. for all actions, but what if I want to control the behavior of an Action? Is something like /{pageTitle}?noredirect=true okay or considere...

Problem Installing MVC 2 RC2

System is Windows 7 32 bit fully up2date, Visual Studio 2008 & 2010 RC. Trying to install AspNetMVC2_RC2_VS2008.exe following the instructions from http://haacked.com/archive/2010/02/10/installing-asp-net-mvc-2-rc-2-on-visual-studio.aspx I keep getting this error Prerequisite check for system component Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2 - Visual S...

Why are controllers in ASP.NET mvc RC2 partial classes and all the action methods are virtual

I have build a production system using ASP.NET MVC 1 and am now playing and preparing a talk on the second installment. One peculiar thing that I can't comprehend is why all controllers and action methods have gone partial and virtual. This question will surely pop-up at the Q&A round and I have no answer to it. So please if somebody k...

Redirecting to same ActionResult from diffrent controllers

Hi all, I have a User entity, and in various views, I want to create links to a user home page basically. This fuctionality should be avaialbe in different controllers, so I can easily redirect to the user's home page. Each user in my site has a role ; for example reader, writer, editor, manager and admin. Ideally, I want to try to achi...

Error with strongly-typed partial view when model is a property on a parent model and is null

I am getting the following exception on a call to Html.RenderPartial: The model item passed into the dictionary is of type 'ChildClass' but this dictionary requires a model item of type 'ParentClass'. These two classes are related this: public class ChildClass { /* properties */ } public class ParentClass { public ChildClass ...

ajax request changing url

Hi, I have a pager on a table using ajax and I would like each such request also to change the browser's url, so when I hit refresh button I won't skip back to first page. I was fighting the Url parameter of AjaxOptions, but it keeps winning over me. Please help. Trim ...