ASP.NET MVC : Null property values in model?

Question

Considering the following view excerpt :

<%= Html.TextBox("Something", Model.Property.SubProperty.Value) %>

I can handle the case when Property and SubProperty are null with :

<% if( Model.Property != null || Model.Property.SubProperty != null ) { %>
<%= Html.TextBox("Something", Model.Property.SubProperty.Value) %>
<% } %>

But I don't find this very clean. Anyone got an idea ?

I'm thinking about automapper. Good idea ?

AnthonyWJones · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-12 20:26:36Z

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Perhaps you shoudl consider having your controller provide an object to the view that is more suitable to its needs.

edited Feb 12, 2009 at 20:26

answered Feb 12, 2009 at 19:55

AnthonyWJones

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AnthonyWJones Over a year ago

Yes flattening might help or alternatively ensuring the Property would not be null. Sometimes its better for the View to simply get a class created by the controller rather than hand the view an object from the Model.

mathieu Over a year ago

Ok, I'll try that with AutoMapper

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