Two models in one view in ASP MVC 3

Question

I have 2 models:

public class Person
{
    public int PersonID { get; set; }
    public string PersonName { get; set; }
}
public class Order
{
    public int         


        

Answer 1

If you are a fan of having very flat models, just to support the view, you should create a model specific to this particular view...

public class EditViewModel
    public int PersonID { get; set; }
    public string PersonName { get; set; }
    public int OrderID { get; set; }
    public int TotalSum { get; set; }
}

Many people use AutoMapper to map from their domain objects to their flat views.

The idea of the view model is that it just supports the view - nothing else. You have one per view to ensure that it only contains what is required for that view - not loads of properties that you want for other views.