public static SelectBuilder <TModel, TValue> DropDownFor <TModel, TValue>(this FormHelper helper, Expression <Func <TModel, TValue> > expression, IEnumerable <SelectListItem> items) where TModel : new()
{
var typedHelper = helper.HtmlHelper as HtmlHelper <TModel>;
if (typedHelper == null)
{
var container = new DummyViewDataContainer(new ViewDataDictionary <TModel>(new TModel()));
typedHelper = new HtmlHelper <TModel>(helper.HtmlHelper.ViewContext, container);
}
return(new SelectBuilder <TModel, TValue>(typedHelper, expression)
.Items(items)
.Type(SelectControlType.DropDown));
}
private static HtmlHelper CreateHtmlHelper()
{
//The only "real" element in the HtmlHelper is the HttpContext
//the rest in not actually used by the antiforgery code
var controllerContext = new ControllerContext(HttpContextSource.Current, new RouteData(),
new DummyController());
IView view = new DummyView();
var viewData = new ViewDataDictionary();
var tempData = new TempDataDictionary();
TextWriter writer = new StringWriter();
var viewContext = new ViewContext(controllerContext, view, viewData, tempData, writer);
IViewDataContainer dataContainer = new DummyViewDataContainer();
var helper = new HtmlHelper(viewContext, dataContainer);
return(helper);
}
private static HtmlHelper CreateHtmlHelper()
{
//The only "real" element in the HtmlHelper is the HttpContext
//the rest in not actually used by the antiforgery code
var controllerContext = new ControllerContext(HttpContextSource.Current, new RouteData(),
new DummyController());
IView view = new DummyView();
var viewData = new ViewDataDictionary();
var tempData = new TempDataDictionary();
TextWriter writer = new StringWriter();
var viewContext = new ViewContext(controllerContext, view, viewData, tempData, writer);
IViewDataContainer dataContainer = new DummyViewDataContainer();
var helper = new HtmlHelper(viewContext, dataContainer);
return helper;
}
