How to display database records in asp.net mvc view

Question

Using ASP.NET MVC with C#, how do you pass some database records to a View and display them in table form?

I need to know how I can transfer/pass some rows of record

Answer 1

1. First create a Model that will hold the values of the record. for instance:

public class Student
{
    public string FirstName {get;set;}
    public string LastName {get;set;}
    public string Class {get;set;}
    ....
}

2. Then load the rows from your reader to a list or something:

public ActionResult Students()
{
    String connectionString = "";
    String sql = "SELECT * FROM students";
    SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, conn);

    var model = new List();
    using(SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
    {
        conn.Open();
        SqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
        while(rdr.Read())
        {
            var student = new Student();
            student.FirstName = rdr["FirstName"];
            student.LastName = rdr["LastName"];
            student.Class = rdr["Class"];
            ....

            model.Add(student);
        }

    }

    return View(model);
}

3. Lastly in your View, declare the kind of your model:

@model List

Student


    @foreach(var student in Model)
    {
    
    }

    

        
First Name
        
Last Name
        
Class
    

        
@student.FirstName
  
        
@student.LastName
  
        
@student.Class