/// <summary>
/// Binds the model to a value by using the specified controller context and binding context.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The bound value.
/// </returns>
/// <param name = "controllerContext">The controller context.</param>
/// <param name = "bindingContext">The binding context.</param>
public override object BindModel(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
{
var collectionType = bindingContext.ModelType;
var collectionEntityType = collectionType.GetGenericArguments().First();
var valueProviderResult = bindingContext.ValueProvider.GetValue(bindingContext.ModelName);
if (valueProviderResult != null)
{
var rawValue = valueProviderResult.RawValue as string[];
var countOfEntityIds = rawValue.Length;
var entities = Array.CreateInstance(collectionEntityType, countOfEntityIds);
var entityInterfaceType =
collectionEntityType.GetInterfaces().First(
interfaceType =>
interfaceType.IsGenericType &&
interfaceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IEntityWithTypedId <>));
var idType = entityInterfaceType.GetGenericArguments().First();
for (var i = 0; i < countOfEntityIds; i++)
{
var rawId = rawValue[i];
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(rawId))
{
return(null);
}
var typedId = (idType == typeof(Guid)) ? new Guid(rawId) : Convert.ChangeType(rawId, idType);
var entity = ValueBinderHelper.GetEntityFor(collectionEntityType, typedId, idType);
entities.SetValue(entity, i);
}
// base.BindModel(controllerContext, bindingContext);
return(entities);
}
return(base.BindModel(controllerContext, bindingContext));
}
/// <summary>
/// Binds the model value to an entity by using the specified controller context and binding context.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The bound value.
/// </returns>
/// <param name = "controllerContext">The controller context.</param>
/// <param name = "bindingContext">The binding context.</param>
public override object BindModel(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
{
var modelType = bindingContext.ModelType;
var valueProviderResult = bindingContext.ValueProvider.GetValue(bindingContext.ModelName) ??
bindingContext.ValueProvider.GetValue(bindingContext.ModelName + ".Id");
if (valueProviderResult != null && valueProviderResult.RawValue != null)
{
var entityInterfaceType =
modelType.GetInterfaces().First(
interfaceType =>
interfaceType.IsGenericType &&
interfaceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IEntityWithTypedId <>));
var idType = entityInterfaceType.GetGenericArguments().First();
var rawId = valueProviderResult.RawValue.GetType().IsArray ? (valueProviderResult.RawValue as string[]).First() : valueProviderResult.RawValue.ToString();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(rawId))
{
return(null);
}
try
{
var typedId = (idType == typeof(Guid)) ? new Guid(rawId) : Convert.ChangeType(rawId, idType);
return(ValueBinderHelper.GetEntityFor(modelType, typedId, idType));
}
catch (Exception)
{
// If the Id conversion failed for any reason, just return null
return(null);
}
}
return(base.BindModel(controllerContext, bindingContext));
}