ASP.NET MVC 3 Remote validation to allow original value

Question

I have a Remote attribute on the email property of my User model. When I create a new user, it works create and tells the users that an e-mail is already in use. Now I\'m having

Answer 1

I figured it out.

In my view, I put @Html.Hidden("InitialEmail", Model.Email)

On my Model, I put [Remote("IsEmailUsed", "User", AdditionalFields="InitialEmail")]

And then in my controller action, I have public JsonResult IsEmailUsed(string email, string initialEmail) which will allow the initial e-mail to be valid.