How can we call functions in asp.net mvc?

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In webforms, we do things like:

<%# CallSomefunctions(Eval("CustId")) %>

This function is present in asp.cs which can format our data and return appropriate string. How can we do the same in asp.net mvc since we do not have any concept of code behind?

Travis Gockel · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-29 04:33:23Z

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The short answer is: You don't. Doing this violates the principles of MVC. The responsibility of your .aspx page it to convert a model (some .NET object) into something you can present to the user and nothing else. Having it execute code violates this one-responsibility principle.

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Jaggu Over a year ago

So what are the options? Say, I have a list of customers index method in controller and I want to display age from the birthdate. How do I do that? If I am correct you mean to say create a partial class of the model and then do Math stuff there. Am I correct?

Travis Gockel Over a year ago

If I am understanding you correctly: Yes. The controller returns an IEnumerable<Customer> (or whatever), sorted in whatever way you want. The view then transforms that collection of objects into HTML.

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