.net MVC passing linq data from controller to view - asp.net

Question

I am trying to pass data from controller to view. I have searched the web but could not find a solution.
if I do this it works:
Controller:
var yyy = (from a in Connection.Db.Authorities select a) ;
ViewBag.data = yyy;
View:
#foreach(var item in ViewBag.data)
{
#item.Value
}
But the following code does not work:
Controller:
var yyy = (from a in Connection.Db.Authorities select new {Value = a.Value, TypeCode = a.TypeCode, Return = Calculate(a.Return)}) ;
ViewBag.data = yyy;
View:
#foreach(var item in ViewBag.data)
{
#item.Value
}
It gives "item does not contain a definition for Value" for the view file.
Any help would be great.
Thank you.
-edited: updated the second controller linq query. and corrected the first controller linq query.

Answer 1

It's because You already select Value and Value has no such property as Value. You should change in controller:
var yyy = (from a in Connection.Db.Authorities select a.Value); to
var yyy = (from a in Connection.Db.Authorities select a);
OR change the view to
#foreach(var item in ViewBag.data)
{
#item
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////// EDITS ////////////////////////////////////////////////
Than You should not use anonymous object. You should create ViewModelClass. For Example:
public class AuthoritiesViewModel
{
public string Value { get; set; }
public string TypeCode { get; set; }
public string Return { get; set; }
}
And change your controller:
var yyy = (from a in Connection.Db.Authorities select new AuthoritiesViewModel{ Value = a.Value, TypeCode = a.TypeCode, Return = Calculate(a.Return)});
ViewBag.data = yyy;
and in your view you will be able to use:
<table>
<tr>
<th>Value</th>
<th>TypeCode</th>
<th>Return</th>
</tr>
#foreach(AuthoritiesViewModel item in ViewBag.data)
{
<tr>
<td>#item.Value<td>
<td>#item.TypeCode<td>
<td>#item.Return<td>
</tr>
}
</table>
Also, I have a question to You. Why do You use ViewBag to pass data from controller to view? Why don't You use Model to pass these data to view according to MVC pattern?
//////////////////////////////////////////////// MORE EDITS ////////////////////////////////////////////////
To send more than one query result You can create more complex model. For example:
public class AuthoritiesViewModel
{
public string Value { get; set; }
public string TypeCode { get; set; }
public string Return { get; set; }
}
public class AnotherQueryViewModel
{
public string AnotherQueryValue { get; set; }
public string AnotherQueryTypeCode { get; set; }
public string AnotherQueryReturn { get; set; }
}
public class ModelClass
{
IEnumerable<AuthoritiesViewModel> Authorities { get; set; }
IEnumerable<AnotherQueryViewModel> AnotherQueryResults { get; set; }
}
And change the controller:
var yyy = (from a in Connection.Db.Authorities select new AuthoritiesViewModel{ Value = a.Value, TypeCode = a.TypeCode, Return = Calculate(a.Return)});
// do your another select
var zzz = (from smthing select new AnotherQueryViewModel ...)
// create model instance
ModelClass model = new ModelClass()
{
Authorities = yyy.AsEnumerable(),
AnotherQueryResults = zzz..AsEnumerable()
}
// return view with model
return View("view", model);
and in view you can use:
#model ModelClass
#*display first query result*#
<table>
<tr>
<th>Value</th>
<th>TypeCode</th>
<th>Return</th>
</tr>
#foreach(AuthoritiesViewModel item in Model.Authorities)
{
<tr>
<td>#item.Value<td>
<td>#item.TypeCode<td>
<td>#item.Return<td>
</tr>
}
</table>
#*display second query result*#
<table>
<tr>
<th>Another Query Value</th>
<th>Another Query TypeCode</th>
<th>Another Query Return</th>
</tr>
#foreach(AnotherQueryViewModel item in Model.AnotherQueryResults)
{
<tr>
<td>#item.AnotherQueryValue<td>
<td>#item.AnotherQueryTypeCode<td>
<td>#item.AnotherQueryReturn<td>
</tr>
}
</table>

Answer 2

use sth like this
ViewBag.qualification = new SelectList(db.Lookups.Where(x => x.lookup_type == "Qualification"), "lookup_content", "lookup_content");