ASP.NET MVC Data access from action attributes

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I was wondering if it's a good/bad practice to access database from ASP.NET MVC action attributes?

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John Nelson · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-29 18:09:35Z

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Like any good question, it depends.

I think it's probably not a great idea to do it in a filter if you're grabbing large amounts of data. However, getting one or two rows might be fine (even better if your data is cached)

This does have a certain appeal for data that just shows up. For example, using an ActionFilter to get the currently logged in user & store it in ViewData can save you a lot of code.

Final Answer: It's a judgement call.

answered Apr 29, 2010 at 18:09

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