asp.net mvc - couple lists on page - asp.net

Question

Can I have 3 divs with lists from database on my page? I'm beginner in asp.net mvc and I don't know how to exactly do it... When I want make 1 list I do:
public ActionResult Favs()
{
var db = new MyDbContext();
List<books> lb = db.DbBooks.ToList();
return View(lb);
}
Then I right click -> make view and check option 'list'.
But what, if I want to see 3 diffrent lists?
public ActionResult Favs()
{
var db = new MyDbContext();
List<book> lb = db.DbBooks.ToList();
List<magazine> lm = db.DbMagazines.ToList();
List<author> la = db.DbAuthors.ToList();
return View(lb);
////////how return rest of them???
}
I will be thankful for any help!

Answer 1

You should use a Model class for your return View. (note this is all very rough code knocked up quickly)
Something like
public class MyListsModel
{
public List<book> Books { get; set; }
public List<magazine> Magazines { get; set; }
public List<author> Authorss { get; set; }
}
Then your ActionResult would be something like
var myModel = new MyListsModel();
myModel.Books = db.DbBooks.ToList();
myModel.Magazines = db.DbMagazines.ToList();
myModel.Author = db.DbAuthors.ToList();
return View(myModel);
You can then use those lists in your View page which might look similar to this:
#model MyListsModel
#{
ViewBag.Title = "My Page;
}
#using (Html.BeginForm())
{
#Html.ValidationSummary(true)
#foreach(book bookItem in Model.Books)
{
// Do something and repeat this type of action for each list
}
}