Hey Ismail, shouldn't you be inheriting from the UmbracoTemplatePage?

Then my model code breaks 

@model SearchFormModel

 @Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.Weight.Keys,

                                      new SelectList(

                                          Model.Weight, 

                                          "Key", 

                                          "Value"),"Please select")

Regards

Ismail

Ismael, you don't need both @inherits and @model, only the first is required...

/Dirk

Dirk,

So my model looks like 

 public class SearchFormModel : RenderModel 

however in my class I have a constructor which fills some values on the public properties. When I compile i get error Error12'Umbraco.Web.Models.RenderModel' does not contain a constructor that takes 0 arguments

I wants IPublsihedContent no doubt the current page so what do i pass in there.  Btw in the view i can now get Model.Content so on the right track.

Regards

Ismail

Think Dirk has the answer.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Xml;

using Umbraco.Core.Models;
using Umbraco.Web.Models;
using umbraco.BusinessLogic;

namespace CustomControllers
{
    public class Model1 : RenderModel
    {
        

        //put everything in here or create a chain of inheritance
    }   

}

@inherits UmbracoViewPage<Model1>

I just learned MVC this week so take it FWIW :)

Kevin,

Hah im doing same this week finally taking the plunge. So I have the above but my model has a constructor unless I am doing it wrong and should hydrate the model differently?

Regards

Ismail

Constructor

        public Model1(IPublishedContent content)
            : base(content)
        {

        }

Then later, override the controllers

namespace CustomControllers
{
    public class CustomController: RenderMvcController
    {
        public override ActionResult Index(RenderModel model)
        {
            Model1 newModel = new Model1(CurrentPage);
            

            return CurrentTemplate(newModel);
        }
    }

    public class Template1Controller : CustomController
    {
    }
}

Ok Kevin,

Nearly there did what you said however know in my controller i get error

        public ActionResult RenderSearchForm(){

return PartialView("SearchForm", new SearchFormModel());

}

its expecting IPublishedContent in the constructor so how i get that in the surfacecontroller?

Regards

Ismail

Woohoo,

Fixed. I updated my controller to

        public ActionResult RenderSearchForm(){

return PartialView("SearchForm", new SearchFormModel(CurrentPage));

}

Many thanks to all. Best community ever #fact I still have outstanding questions on another cms forum and still no reply weeks later. Here I get 3 peeps helping on one topic so spoilt lol!!!

Regards

Ismail

Arghgghgh. Ok so now when i submit the form i get 

No parameterless constructor defined for this object

Need to update may be in one more place?

Sounds like wherever you are doint an inherit, you are missing a constructor altogether.  I haven't done any partials yet so I'm gonna have to defer.

Sample code to use with your model

public class DocumentTemplateConfirmationViewModel : RenderModel
{
public DocumentTemplateConfirmationViewModel() : this(new UmbracoHelper(UmbracoContext.Current).TypedContent(UmbracoContext.Current.PageId)) { }
public DocumentTemplateConfirmationViewModel(IPublishedContent content) : base(content) { }
public DocumentTemplate DocumentTemplate { get; set; }
public DocumentTemplateRole Role { get; set; }
public RegistrationViewModel RegistrationViewModel { get; set; }
}

should get you started!

Dirk,

Awesome many thanks all working now. 

Regards

Ismail

Cool, glad I could be of help just before the weekend! Have a good one!

/Dirk

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