How to return an array from controller to view in MVC3?

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Hello everyone I'm trying to return an array from controller to view. Here is my controller:

public ActionResult Index()

        {
            TahakkukServicesClient client = new TahakkukServicesClient();
            client.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = "service_test";
            client.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password = "..";
            client.ClientCredentials.ServiceCertificate.Authentication.CertificateValidationMode = System.ServiceModel.Security.X509CertificateValidationMode.None;
            MakbuzList[] liste = client.GetMakbuzListe(2);
            return View(liste);
        }

    }
}

So how can I display my array's values in my view?

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– Robert Koritnik, Commented Sep 5, 2012 at 15:03

Raphaël Althaus · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-05 15:10:00Z

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MakbuzList[] "is" an IEnumerable<MakbuzList> (Note : nowadays, Generic lists / collections are usually preferred to arrays)

So you can strongly type your view like that

@model IEnumerable<MakbuzList>

and display values like this

@if (Model.Any()) {
  foreach (var makbuz in Model) {
     @Html.DisplayFor(x => makbuz.Property1)
  }
}

answered Sep 5, 2012 at 15:10

Raphaël Althaus

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Jon Over a year ago

IIRC this will not work because the expression must always resolve the object to display starting from the model itself. I 'm not 100% sure though.

Raphaël Althaus Over a year ago

@Jon It won't work well with editorFor and binding (where you need a for loop), but I can tell you it's gonna be fine for DisplayFor.

Jon · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-05 15:18:19Z

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Assuming the view is already configured with

@model IList<MakbuzList>

Then you can simply do

@for (var i = 0; i < Model.Count; ++i) {
    @Html.DisplayFor(m => m[i]);
}

edited Sep 5, 2012 at 15:18

answered Sep 5, 2012 at 15:11

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Teodoris Over a year ago

It does not work I get this error no extension method "Length"

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