asp.net-mvc-2

Render Partial of same name as parent View - Crashes WebDev.WebServer40.exe

I'm wondering whether other people are having this same issue or whether it's just me ! Given I have a View Purchases.aspx and a partial view Purchases.ascx: Within Purchases.aspx if I do: Html.RenderPartial("Purchases") then WebDev.WebServer40.exe basically closes. I'm guessing that this is caused by a Stack Overflow because RenderPa...

How many Ajax libraries/frameworks are in the mainstream right now?

I'm trying to learn ASP.NET MVC and your first reaction might be to tell me I don't need to learn all the Ajax stuff to learn MVC. Fine, I get it. But I am not very confident if I don't know what's going on around me, i.e. in the environment surrounding my code. Since my goal is to learn ASP.NET MVC, I first tried some examples, watched...

Which is the preferred method of starting a form using HTML helpers??

<% using(Html.BeginForm()) { %> ... <% } %> OR <% Html.BeginForm(); %> ... <% Html.EndForm(); %> What are the advantages/disadvantages of using both ways to use Html.BeginForm? ...

Help with asp.net mvc 1.0 or 2 in Visual Studio 2010

I currently joined a team that is working on an asp.net mvc 1.0 app. The app is quite large so changing to mvc 2 right now is not an option. I have visual studio 2010 Ultimate which doesnt come with mvc 1. When I tried running opening the solution in my computer I got a conversion wizard. I tried following it but the app just doesnt c...

ASP.NET MVC2 - Determine which type of template is being rendered

Instead of using DisplayFor and EditorFor, I would like to create a more generic ContentFor. In that Html extension it would take into account Metadata values to determine how to render the resulting control. The only piece of the puzzle I am not am to determine is this: Is there a way to determine if I am currently rendering a Displa...

Help migrating asp.net mvc 1 to mvc 2

I just joined a team thats developing a asp.net mvc 1 application. I only have visual studio 2010 installed which comes with mvc 2. I ran the conversion wizard and now the app doesnt seem to compile The error I get is "Cannot apply indexing with [] to an expression of type 'System.Web.Mvc.IValueProvider" i get this error 5 ti...

Visual Studio 2008 and 2010 for one ASP.NET-MVC-2 project?

I recently joined a team that is working on a ASP.NET MVC project.. they are all working on visual studio 2008 but i have VS 2010 on my machine... I am going to suggest we all upgrade to asp.net MVC 2 but my question is Will they have to also upgrade to VS 2010 or will a simple install of MVC 2 be enough for all of us to work on the sam...

ASP.NET MVC 2 & xVal: Does Html.TextboxFor have a built-in ValidationMessage?

Hi, I'm using xVal for client-side validation, I have the following code: <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<Models.FiltersModel>" %> <%@ Import Namespace="xVal.Rules" %> <%@ Import Namespace="xVal.Html" %> <% using( Html.BeginForm() ) { %> <div id="filter-name-area"> <%: Html.LabelFor( x => x.Name )...

asp.net mvc 2.0 Jquery form submit

I am using the following code in my MVC application to login a user. If I get back "1", I redirect user to the dashboard view else login is unsuccessful. $.post($("form").attr("action"), $("form").serialize(), function (data) { if (data == "1") ...

ASP.Net MVC real world-level sample business applications

I need to re-write a businesss InfoPath / SharePoint application that has a fair bit of logic associated the operations a user performs - such as enable / disable controls; show / hide controls (complex tab controls); retrieve different data nad display differenty - as determined by user activity. In trying to decide whether to use ASP....

ASP.NET MVC: difference between <%: and <%=

I can't find this info anywhere. Probably because Google is ignoring the keywords. Is there a difference between using <%: and <%= in your asp? They seem interchangeable. ...

JavaScript parameters coming from view's model data.

I've seen/read plenty advocating "unobtrusive" JavaScript contained in separate files. I'm preparing to combine all my JavaScript from three partial views into a single file that I will then reference somewhere in my master. My question is: is there any type of JavaScript that should remain behind in the html? One example that seems ...

Is MVC2 ASP.Net URLDecoding automatically?

So I was calling the Controller in MVC2 like this and I accessed the classic querystrings just fine. Please notice that the second parameter thing2 is URLEncoded already and again retrieving the URLEncoded querystring and URLDecoding is no problem. My example looks like this... http://mydomain.com/controller?thing1=1544&amp;thing2=som...

When is it ok to meddle in the page lifecycle an ASP.NET MVC page?

It seems that ASP.NET MVC just runs on top of ASP.NET WebForms. System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage in ASP.NET MVC inherits from System.Web.UI.Page which includes page lifecycle methods like OnRender and friends. I have seen a couple of comments around the web to the effect that you should resist the urge to override these methods AT ALL COSTS!. ...

asp.net mvc 2 global.asax.cs being ignored

I was having trouble debugging why a route was throwing a 404 when I was positive I set it up correctly. I made changes, rebuilt, still 404, I did all kinds of crazy stuff to the route but always 404. then in my frustration I just deleted ALL the routing in global.asax, saved rebuilt and ran. I still got 404... but the rest of the site...

Facebook IFrame APP using Asp.Net MVC

I have been trying to work on a facebook IFrame app using Asp.NEt MVC and have not been that successful with it. Tried using the samples from facebook SDK however tags does not get recognized during development. Can some one share the code or point me to a working or preexisting facebook APP sample that would be of help. Thanks. ...

import Select SQL Query StoredProcedure using EntityFramework 4 in Asp.Net and C# Visual Studio 2010

I am trying to import stored-procedure using the entity framework 4 in Asp.Net,MVC and C#. But when i try to update the model into entity diagram(*.edmx) it will updated into the Entity-name.Store inside Stored-procedure folder. Stored-Procedure CREATE PROCEDURE Sp_Feedback AS BEGIN Select f.User_Id,f.Over_All_Rating,f.Features_Liked,f...

ASP.NET MVC 2: CheckBoxList multiple selections: how to model bind back and get all selections?

This code: Html.CheckBoxList(ViewData.TemplateInfo.HtmlFieldPrefix, myList) Produces this mark-up: <ul><li><input name="Header.h_dist_cd" type="checkbox" value="BD" /> <span>BD - Dist BD Name</span></li> <li><input name="Header.h_dist_cd" type="checkbox" value="SS" /> <span>SS - Dist SS Name</span></li> <li><...

How to resolve a named instance from a static class?

Does anyone have any idea about what i doing wrong? I have a such static class: public static class ApplicationContainer { private static ContainerBuilder builder = null; private static IContainer container = null; public static void Create() { builder = new ContainerBuilder(); builder.RegisterInstance...

ASP.NET MVC Jquery validation won't fire if partial is loaded via ajax

I'm using the jquery validation option to perform client side validation on an partial view. The partial view is loaded via ajax into a modal dialog using the url (almost like Html.RenderAction). However, when the partial view is loaded the validation metadata is not being output to the page.Normally you would see something like this: ...