asp.net-mvc

how to implement unitofwork pattern when using subsonic 2.1(Repository pattern) ?

I am using subsonic repository pattern(2.1) for asp.net mvc application.In my application,there are many repositories like categoryRepository,Blogrepository etc.Inside each of this repository i am calling subsonic's DB.Select().From()...ExecuteReader() and then loading domain objects from those reader. In the controller action i make m...

Why does this asp.net mvc unit test fail?

I have edited and simplified this question a lot. If I have this method on my HomeController: public ActionResult Strangeness( int id ) { StrangenessClass strangeness = null; if( id == 1 ) { strangeness = new StrangenessClass() { Name="Strangeness", Desc="Really weird behavior" }; } ...

Where can I find the project templates for ASP.NET MVC 1.0?

I would like to edit the ASP.NET MVC templates for Visual Studio so that any new action or controller created has a specific piece of code within it by default. For instance, I'd like to replace the generated: public ActionResult MyAction() { return View(); } with a specific coding standard we prefer to use within...

Asp.net mvc json

Hi, I am working on a mvc project, and having problem with json. i have created a demo project with list of colors public JsonResult GetResult() { List<string> strList = new List<string>(); strList.Add("white"); strList.Add("blue"); strList.Add("black"); strList.Add("red"); strLi...

how to access querystring in ASP.Net MVC View

How will i access the querystring value in a view ...

My own HtmlHelper don't work in Asp.Net MVC 2

I have HtmlHelper in ASP.NET MVC 1. Now I wont to migrate to ASP.NET MVC 2, but this helper don't work =( public static string Image(this HtmlHelper helper, string url, string alt) { return string.Format("<img src=\"{0}\" alt=\"{1}\" />", url, alt); } public static string ImageLink<T>(this HtmlHelper helper, Expression<Action<T>...

Optimizing C# code in MVC controller

I am making a number of distinct controllers, one relating to each stored procedure in a database. These are only used to read data and making them available in JSON format for javascripts. My code so far looks like this, and I'm wondering if I have missed any opportunities to re-use code, maybe make some help classes. I have way too l...

Html Select List: why would onchange be called twice?

I have a page with a select list (ASP.NET MVC Page) The select list and onchange event specified like this: <%=Html.DropDownList("CompanyID", Model.CompanySelectList, "(select company)", new { @class = "data-entry-field", @onchange = "companySelectListChanged()" })%> The companySelectListChanged function is getting called twice? I a...

How to route tree-structured URLs with ASP.NET Routing?

Hello Everyone, I would like to achieve something very similar to this question, with some enhancements. There is an ASP.NET MVC web application. I have a tree of entities. For example, a Page class which has a property called Children, which is of type IList<Page>. (An instance of the Page class corresponds to a row in a database.) ...

MVC2 and jquery.validate.js

I am experiencing some confusion with jquery.validate.js First of all, what is MicrosoftMvcJqueryValidation.js. It is referenced in snippets on the web but appears to have dissapeared from the RTM MVC2 and is now in futures. Do I need it? The reason I'm asking is that I'm trying to use the validator with MVC and I can't get it to work....

Creating an API for an ASP.NET MVC site with rate-limiting and caching

Recently, I've been very interested in APIs, specifically in how to create them. For the purpose of this question, let's say that I have created an ASP.NET MVC site that has some data on it; I want to create an API for this site. I have multiple questions about this: What type of API should I create? I know that REST and oData APIs ar...

Inject Html Into a View Programmatically

Hi, I have a tricky problem and I'm not sure where in the view rendering process to attempt this. I am building a simple blog/CMS in MVC and I would like to inject a some html (preferably a partial view) into the page if the user is logged in as an admin (and therefore has edit privileges). I obviously could add render partials to mast...

Too many parameters in MVC2 Controllers or IIS problem?

I'm using a controller to call a stored procedure that requires 12 parameters. This works perfectly in debug mode locally (working against a remote database), but not when I publish it to my IIS 7 server. It complains about parameter #7, claiming it's not supplied with the URL. The URL call looks like this; http://localhost:50160/GetPl...

Dual usage of asp.net mvc and php under same domain

Hello all, I've got a scenario where we have a customer who has a linux hosted php app (joomla) that they wish to integrate with some back-end asp.net mvc functionality that was created for a 'sister' site. Basically, the mvc site has prices and stock availability methods which (in the sister site) populates dropdown lists and other 'or...

how big should your controllers be in asp.net-mvc

i see the new feature of areas in asp.net-mvc 2. it got me thinking. why would i need this? i did some reading on the use cases and it came down to a specific point to me around how big and how broad scope should my controllers should be? should i try to have many little controllers? one big controller? how do people determine the ...

simple image upload in aspnet mvc

hi,i'm building a simple school portal, i have stucked at uploading an image into my application, i.e a user should upload school image to my server, i have directory for images as ./Content/Images -- all uploading images should be uploaded to this directory. i have following code input type="file" id="SchoolImageUrl" name="SchoolImag...

Good tutorial for ASP.net mvc 2

I am an experienced asp.net web forms developer using c# but i have never used asp.net MVC. As I am just starting out with mvc i would like to start with mvc 2. I am looking for a good intro/tutorial to help me understand the basics. I am aware of the Nerd Dinner but that is based around MVC 1. What would you guys recomend for me to...

using asp.net sqlmembership how do i send a user their password if password format is set to hashed

setting type to hashed seems to not allow enablePasswordRetrieval. what if a user forgot their password? ...

Where should 'CreateMap' statements go?

I frequently use AutoMapper to map Model (Domain) objects to ViewModel objects, which are then consumed by my Views, in a Model/View/View-Model pattern. This involves many 'Mapper.CreateMap' statements, which all must be executed, but must only be executed once in the lifecycle of the application. Technically, then, I should keep them ...

DropDownListFor and relating my lambda to my ViewModel

After googling for a while I'm still drawing a blank here. I'm trying to use a ViewModel to pull and provide a dictionary to a drop down list inside a strongly typed View: <%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Views/Shared/Site.Master" Inherits="EveNotebook.ViewModels.CorporationJoinViewModel" %> ... <%: Html.DropDownLis...