Model-View-Controller for the ASP.NET framework

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Highlight Current Link

I'm using this technique for highlighting current links (e.g. how the "Questions" link is highlighted on this very page you're looking at). I changed the code a little bit and came up with this ...
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Choose the right type for method GetById

I designed my repository class and I need some advice from you. Now I have a method GetByID that returns a generic type: ...
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Method that return related entities using OData

There is method GetFull that should use OData return related entities. When I call GetFull(12, "entity1,entity2") then I will ...
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Getting a user's property

Can this extension method be improved? ...
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WebApi action that updates entity using stored procedure

I have ASP.NET WebApi project. Some of controller has method SetAsMain(int id) that get information about people then use stored procedure update people. How can I ...
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Run stored procedure from repository using EF

I need to dynamically call a stored procedures from my repository, and here is a my implementation: ...
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Storing an integer counter in indexer

I've been implementing a custom internal server error page in ASP.Net MVC which will check if the current user is either an administrator or accessing the page from localhost, and if so, show them a ...
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Helper for DropDownLists with extension method

Is the following helper idiomatic ASP.NET MVC? All the built-in DropDownListFor helpers only accept ...
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Monkeying around with Survey Monkey and Asp.Net Mvc

Intro I've been a desktop dev for a long time now, and have never really had to monkey with web development until very recently. I have a need to do some custom integration with Survey Monkey's Api ...
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Generic Repository For Web Apps

I was developing a web app using Entity Framework 6 and MVC 5. For the data access layer, I eased the job and wrote a generic repository as following: ...
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Partial view for frequently used drop down lists

I have one input that is needed in many forms, so I created a partial view for that. In the partial view I query the database and generate a drop down list. I just want to make sure, this is the best ...
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MVC-Web API 2 integration

For the first time ever, I'm integrating an MVC website to an ASP.NET Web API 2 web service (both of which are coded by myself). I'd appreciate it if you can just look this over for me and let me ...
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Basic survey app

I am learning MVC 5 .NET and this is a bit different than Rails activerecord when creating relations. I have created a basic survey app that has a Survey class and this relates to the questions and ...
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N-Layer using MEF dependency injection on MVC project

I'm trying to create a "perfect" generic solution structure for MVC (5.2.3.0) projects using MEF. Currently my solution looks like this. Core layer contains generic classes that could be used in ...
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Address validation unit test

This is an example of a unit test I've just written for an ASP.NET controller action to test whether the model's RequiresClassification flag is set to true. The ...
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Populating Charts with Chart.js

I have a dashboard page which populates some charts. They execute a Linq query to then transform the data into Json to populate the Chart. These charts maybe used throughout the site, so I am ...
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Including functions in _ViewStart.cshtml

I've got the following code in my _ViewStart.cshtml file: ...
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Checking for user permissions

The idea here is we have Roles, Permissions, and a table called PermissionRoles that connect the two. So a Permissions can be in many Roles, and many Permissions can have the same Role. So what the ...
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MVC refactoring parameter check

I had this code repeated in many Actions: ...
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Method that checks whether to disable or enable the buttons depending on whether data is null or not

I have this bit of code that needs refactoring/simplification. The below grabs the planning data for view A and B. Then it joins the planning and matching image for view details. So then it determines ...
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Pagination implementation for a blog system

Last night I was working on a project that I've embarked upon as a learning exercise. I decided to add a pagination feature to my blog system. I made an attempt at it and got close... but I decided to ...
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Is it an anti-pattern to let ViewModel fill itself from a domain object? [closed]

Let's say you have a Employees table mapped to a Employee class. Now you want to code a Edit page for general information. You need a ViewModel with all the properties you need to build the page, so ...
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Code separation in MVC

Firstly I am not a professional programmer and I am just learning C#, MVC and Web Development. Much of what I describe here is self taught and comes from lots of googling and posts on Stack Overflow. ...
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MVC N-Tier Architecture

I am working on a new MVC web application, so the project is in early stages. I have created 4 projects. Let me explain what they do: Common --> contains all my DTOs, enums helpers, ViewModels ...
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Passing values to a partial view

I have button which I would like to use for update and create actions. Currently a create action is based on the URL parameter equalling 0 . If for instance, in a ...
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Check if modelitem refers to currently logged in user with mvc identity

I'm using MVC in order to generate a couple of views within my webpage. For a way of logging in, I've decided to use Asp.net's Identity, which I am very happy with. However, I'm trying to find an ...
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Using ASP.NET identity in a new app

I need code review for using ASP.NET Identity in a new app. Goals: Use int instead of GUID for IDs. Separate identity from view layer I need code review if I ...
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Adding data to the DB in EF without using navigation properties

Questions: Is there a better way other than assigning IDs manually and creating separate lists for each model the way I have? (for this particular scenario). If so, how? (Still taking the conditions ...
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ViewModel creator design

I am trying to move some logic outside my controller for creating my view models for the view. I have a lot of queries to fire to make sure the complete view model is ready, so to keep my ...
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Persisting database row ID between controller actions on a multi-step “create item” form

I have a form on an anonymous site which has 3 steps. A user submits each step individually, in sequence (1-2-3). BUT, step 1 creates a new table row, while steps 2 and 3 only update the existing row ...
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Dependency Injection With Unity in MVC 5 without repository and unit of work

I want to use dependency injection with Unity in my application. I am not following repository pattern and unit-of-work (and don't want to). I also have ViewModel in my controller action method. ...
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Handling CRUD for look-up tables

I'm creating the admin portion of a project. Specifically, I am wanting to allow the users to update the look-up tables for their areas of interest. All of my look-up tables have the same structure: ...
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Use of Model and View (MVC)

I have an application using c# and MVC5, with RazorEngine. My application manages requests (orders from clients) and I need to show them in tables. To achieve this I have a Controller ...
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Abstracting a Password Service

I want to use Microsoft.AspNet.Identity's PasswordHasher but I don't want to pollute my Domain layer with knowledge of it. As ...
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Creating bootstrap modals that can run JavaScript in MVC5

I have an MVC5, C# application using the Razor engine. In my application I have a view, called "Index.cshtml". In this view I want to present a bootstrap modal to the user. When presented to the ...
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Refactoring IEnumerable<ValidationResult>

I have the below code which increases the code complexity. Any way to refactor it? I am trying to refactor the below code so that the CCM can be reduced for the code. i.e code complexity matrix. ...
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Null checks in view

It's really a nitty-gritty issue for me, and I have been here many times before. How could this be improved? I have a basic viewmodel for a view: ...
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Code optimization by constant if-structure iteration removal

Below you will find the specific code that I am attempting to optimize. I have a method previous to called getCount() which, based on similar parameters as below, ...
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Account inactivity reminder

I wanted to know if this is the best approach for the Single Responsibility Principle. The responsibility of this class is to remind users whose accounts are about to expire due to inactivity. On ...
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Code refactoring to check errors in MVC

The first part of code is for me very unreadable. I tried to write in another way but I'm open to your suggestion! ...
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Is it “legit” to use a Linq query in a razor view?

I have a Linq query in my razor view like below. Its just getting contacts that belong in the group. ...
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Insert missing records in a list with LINQ

We have a table with periods, and other child tables with these periods and values for combinations of product + location. Based on selected periods, I would like to add any missing rows in the child ...
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Using readonly input fields to persist data between views

I'm building a multi-screen Ajax form in an ASP.NET MVC solution. The first screen displays some user details. If the user clicks 'edit', they are taken to the next screen where they can edit the ...
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Unit of work + repository + service layer with dependency injection

I am designing a web application and a windows service and want to use the unit of work + repository layer in conjunction with a service layer, and I am having some trouble putting it all together so ...
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LINQ query using StartsWith and Contains to limit the results for an autocomplete field

As a source for a jquery-ui autocomplete field, I've written this action: ...
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Returning status codes from business layer

This is what I've been doing so far in my business layer to return error messages to the user. ...
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Model binding with a ViewModel

I have two ViewModels with the one referencing the other: ...
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Command-query segregation principle for an authenticator

The Authenticate method violates the command-query segregation principle, right? How can I adhere to the command-query segregation principle here? ...
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Somewhat esoteric if statement in a paginated feed

I am working on the home page of a website that will have a paginated feed (much like a blog's home page). One of the requirements is that when a user navigates to a non-existent page, he or she will ...