ASP.NET MVC 3 Helpers, Forms and ValidationVersion: 1.1.0 DescriptionIn ASP.NET MVC Models and Data Access Hand-on Lab, you have been loading data from the database and displaying it. In this Hands-on Lab, you will add to the Music Store application, the ability to edit that data. Overview
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This Hands-on Lab assumes you have basic knowledge of ASP.NET MVC. If you have not used ASP.NET MVC before, we recommend you to go over ASP.NET MVC Fundamentals Hand-on Lab.
In ASP.NET MVC Models and Data Access Hand-on Lab, you have been loading and displaying data from the database. In this Hands-on Lab, you will add to the Music Store application the ability to edit that data. With that goal in mind, you will first create the controller that will support the Create, Read, Update and Delete (CRUD) actions of albums. You will generate an Index View template taking advantage of ASP.NET MVC’s scaffolding feature to display the albums’ properties in an HTML table. To enhance that view, you will add a custom HTML helper that will truncate long descriptions. Afterwards, you will add the Edit and Create Views that will let you alter the albums in the database, with the help of form elements like dropdowns. Lastly, you will let users delete an album and also you will prevent them from entering wrong data by validating their input. ObjectivesIn this Hands-On Lab, you will learn how to:
System RequirementsYou must have the following items to complete this lab:
SetupInstalling Code SnippetsFor convenience, much of the code you will be managing along this lab is available as Visual Studio code snippets. To install the code snippets run .\Source\Assets\CodeSnippets.vsi file. ExercisesThis Hands-On Lab is comprised by the following exercises:
Estimated time to complete this lab: 35 minutes.
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Each exercise is accompanied by an End folder containing the resulting solution you should obtain after completing the exercises. You can use this solution as a guide if you need additional help working through the exercises.
Next StepExercise 1: Creating the Store Manager controller and its Index view |