MVC Controller parameter for a form element with a dot in it?

Question

If you\'re using the Html.TextBoxFor() type methods, you may well end up with Form controls that have dots in their names, like this:

Answer 1

I have found another way, a kind of hack because I believe this is misuse of BindAttribute, to associate firstName parameter with Contact.FirstName input element:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult FooAction([Bind(Prefix="Contact.FirstName")]string firstName)

This for sure works with ASP.NET MVC 1.