Generic Editor Template

Question

Is it possible to create a generic view with System.Reflection ?

So I could loop throught the class properties creating inputs with the @Html.EditorFor or @Html.Editor or even a normal <input />.

With this I could create a template and re-use it to save time and create a pleasant image to the users.

So is it possible?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '16 at 20:45

Yes, it is possible, the model of the view should be object, and the controller can be an generic controller, but you should build your own ControllerControllerFactory like:

    public class MyGenericControllerFactory : DefaultControllerFactory
    {
        public override IController CreateController(RequestContext reqContext, string controllerName)
        {
            if(is controlleName generic) //you should define how build controller name when is generic
            //it should contain the controller name and the generic type name
            {
                string contRealName = "";//get the real controller name from controllerName var
                string genTypeName = ""; //get the generic type name fomr controllerName var
                Type contType = Type.GetType(contRealName);
                Type genType = Type.GetType(genTypeName);
                contType = contType.MakeGenericType(genType);
                return an instance of contType from your IoC container
            }
            else
            {
                Type contType = Type.GetType(controllerName);
                return an instance of contType from your IoC container
            }
        }
    }

I used your answer and other things, i create a `.cshtml ` file or replace it, then i loop throught the `properties ` , if the property lead me to a `recursive loop ` i ignore it, if it is a implementation of `IEnumerable `, i apend a `@Html.DropdownList(propName)` and add a `ViewBag ` to the `ViewContext` with a auto generated linq query using AI, its like a big generic `StringBuilder` to generate and read a `.cshtml` file — Lucas, Oct 13 '16 at 19:11

Generic Editor Template

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