public string Build()
{
if (_metadata.ConvertEmptyStringToNull && string.Empty.Equals(_model))
{
_model = null;
}
var formattedModelValue = _model;
if (_model == null && _readOnly)
{
formattedModelValue = _metadata.NullDisplayText;
}
var formatString = _readOnly ? _metadata.DisplayFormatString : _metadata.EditFormatString;
if (_model != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(formatString))
{
formattedModelValue = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, formatString, _model);
}
// Normally this shouldn't happen, unless someone writes their own custom Object templates which
// don't check to make sure that the object hasn't already been displayed
if (_viewData.TemplateInfo.Visited(_modelExplorer))
{
return(string.Empty);
}
// We need to copy the ModelExplorer to copy the model metadata. Otherwise we might
// lose track of the model type/property. Passing null here explicitly, because
// this might be a typed VDD, and the model value might not be compatible.
// Create VDD of type object so it retains the correct metadata when the model type is not known.
var viewData = new ViewDataDictionary <object>(_viewData, model: null);
// We're setting ModelExplorer in order to preserve the model metadata of the original
// _viewData even though _model may be null.
viewData.ModelExplorer = _modelExplorer.GetExplorerForModel(_model);
viewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue = formattedModelValue;
viewData.TemplateInfo.HtmlFieldPrefix = _viewData.TemplateInfo.GetFullHtmlFieldName(_htmlFieldName);
if (_additionalViewData != null)
{
foreach (var kvp in HtmlHelper.ObjectToDictionary(_additionalViewData))
{
viewData[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
}
}
var visitedObjectsKey = _model ?? _modelExplorer.ModelType;
viewData.TemplateInfo.AddVisited(visitedObjectsKey);
var templateRenderer = new TemplateRenderer(_viewEngine, _viewContext, viewData, _templateName, _readOnly);
return(templateRenderer.Render());
}
public void GetTypeNames_ReturnsExpectedResults(Type fieldType, string[] expectedResult)
{
// Arrange
var metadataProvider = new TestModelMetadataProvider();
var metadata = metadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(fieldType);
// Act
var typeNames = TemplateRenderer.GetTypeNames(metadata, fieldType);
// Assert
var collectionAssertions = expectedResult.Select <string, Action <string> >(expected =>
actual => Assert.Equal(expected, actual));
Assert.Collection(typeNames, collectionAssertions.ToArray());
}
public string Build()
{
if (_metadata.ConvertEmptyStringToNull && string.Empty.Equals(_model))
{
_model = null;
}
var formattedModelValue = _model;
if (_model == null && _readOnly)
{
formattedModelValue = _metadata.NullDisplayText;
}
var formatString = _readOnly ? _metadata.DisplayFormatString : _metadata.EditFormatString;
if (_model != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(formatString))
{
formattedModelValue = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, formatString, _model);
}
// Normally this shouldn't happen, unless someone writes their own custom Object templates which
// don't check to make sure that the object hasn't already been displayed
if (_viewData.TemplateInfo.Visited(_modelExplorer))
{
return string.Empty;
}
// We need to copy the ModelExplorer to copy the model metadata. Otherwise we might
// lose track of the model type/property. Passing null here explicitly, because
// this might be a typed VDD, and the model value might not be compatible.
var viewData = new ViewDataDictionary(_viewData, model: null);
// We're setting ModelExplorer in order to preserve the model metadata of the original
// _viewData even though _model may be null.
viewData.ModelExplorer = _modelExplorer.GetExplorerForModel(_model);
viewData.TemplateInfo.FormattedModelValue = formattedModelValue;
viewData.TemplateInfo.HtmlFieldPrefix = _viewData.TemplateInfo.GetFullHtmlFieldName(_htmlFieldName);
if (_additionalViewData != null)
{
foreach (var kvp in HtmlHelper.ObjectToDictionary(_additionalViewData))
{
viewData[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
}
}
var visitedObjectsKey = _model ?? _modelExplorer.ModelType;
viewData.TemplateInfo.AddVisited(visitedObjectsKey);
var templateRenderer = new TemplateRenderer(_viewEngine, _viewContext, viewData, _templateName, _readOnly);
return templateRenderer.Render();
}