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Joshua Walsh 30 posts 151 karma points

Feb 24, 2015 @ 07:23
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Issue using own model in Partial View
Hi,

I have the following Partial View: (/Views/Partials/Banner.cshtml)
```
@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoViewPage<MyProject.Models.Banner>

<div class="test">@Model.Title</div>
```
And this Model: (/Models/Banner.cs)
```
namespace MyProject.Models
{
    public class Banner
    {
        public string Title;

        public Banner(string title = "")
        {
            Title = title;
        }
    }
}
```
I'm not sure if it's necessary, but I even made a controller: (/Controllers/BannerController.cs)
```
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
using MyProject.Models;

namespace MyProject.Controllers
{
    public class BannerController : RenderMvcController
    {
        public ActionResult Banner()
        {
            var model = new Banner();
            return View(model);
        }
    }
}
```
I try to include my Partial view in one of my layouts using the following code:
```
@Html.Partial("Banner", new MyProject.Models.Banner("TestBanner"))
```
and I get the following error:

The model item passed into the dictionary is of type 'MyProject.Models.Banner', but this dictionary requires a model item of type 'Umbraco.Web.Models.PartialViewMacroModel'.

I had believed that Umbraco.RenderMacro() was used for rendering MacroPartials (which I believe PartialViewMacroModel relates to) and standard Html.Partial() would allow me to render my partial view with a model of my choosing. Could somebody please inform me of what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks, Josh
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Dave Woestenborghs 3504 posts 12135 karma points MVP 9x admin c-trib

Feb 24, 2015 @ 10:54

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Why have a action on your controller if you don't use it ?

You can do this in your template @Html.Action("Banner","Banner")

Dave

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Joshua Walsh 30 posts 151 karma points

Feb 24, 2015 @ 11:26

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Hi Dave,

I don't really understand what actions are for and when I do and don't need one. I originally did not have a Controller class at all and thought adding it may resolve my issues, but adding it resulted in no change whatsoever. I'm not sure what Html.Action() does, but a quick look on MSDN suggests it's not what I'm looking for, as all I wish to do is render a Partial View with my Model. I fear I may have overcomplicated things by introducing the unnecessary Controller.

That said, I'll give Html.Action() a try when I get in to work tomorrow, thanks for suggesting it.

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Dave Woestenborghs 3504 posts 12135 karma points MVP 9x admin c-trib

Feb 24, 2015 @ 11:32
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What you also can do is change your view.

Instead of this line :
```
@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoViewPage<MyProject.Models.Banner>
```
Have this one :
```
@model MyProject.Models.Banner
```
Reading your previous post I think you don't have a lot of experience with ASP.NET MVC. Maybe you have to get familiar with it.

http://www.asp.net/mvc

http://www.asp.net/mvc/videos/pluralsight-building-applications-with-aspnet-mvc-4

Dave
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Joshua Walsh 30 posts 151 karma points

Feb 25, 2015 @ 00:38

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I tried @model MyProject.Models.Banner and I still get the same error message.

I think adding the controller was a red herring, so I've deleted it. Same error persists.

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Joshua Walsh 30 posts 151 karma points

Feb 25, 2015 @ 01:45

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Argh I feel stupid now, one of my team members had already created a Banner.cshtml file in /Views/MacroPartials, so when I tried to render my view in /Views/Partials it was picking the wrong one.

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Jeroen Breuer 4908 posts 12265 karma points MVP 5x admin c-trib

Feb 25, 2015 @ 12:14

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Glad you got it working. In the Hybrid Framework I've got more examples which might help in the future.

Jeroen

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