MVC3 – Passing dynamic objects to views

In this post, I’ll explain how to pass a model with dynamic objects to a view.

If you are new to C# 4 features like dynamic objects, ExpandoObject etc I suggest to visit below links to get familliar with the concepts.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd264741.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.dynamic.expandoobject.aspx

By using dynamic and ExpandoObject, you can pass a runtime object with some dynamic properties to a view and use them efficiently.

Controller Action
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 public ActionResult DisplayDynamic()
{
      dynamic obj = new ExpandoObject();
      obj.FirstName = "Raj";
      obj.LastName = "Bandi";
      obj.Country = "Australia";

      return View("DynamicView", obj);
}

DynamicView.cshtml
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//here I’m creating a simple view without any layout just to explain how to use the object

@model dynamic

1. 1. First Name: @Model.FirstName

 

1. 1. Last Name: @Model.LastName

 

1. 1. Country: @Model.Country

 

 

Demo
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http://demos.rajbandi.dev/mvc3/home/dynamic

Source Code
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http://code.rajbandi.dev/examples/mvc3/mvc3source.zip