How to create a view from the general list?

Question

I have a generic List <T> and I want to create a view that iterates through the list and produces output.

I come up with a couple of problems:

• I do not know how to get my view.aspx to understand T
• I do not know how to make it do the right partial for T

For example, if I go to the CustomObject1 list, then I want to display a partial CustomObject1.ascx, and if I go to the CustomObject2 list, I want to display a partial CustomObject2.ascx.

Is there an easy way to do this that I missed? I don’t want to have another aspx variable for every type of list I want to use, I just generate the elements after all. So it is a waste to have 15 different views to cover every type of list that I will need to use.

Any ideas or solutions would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

If your names will always match (CustomObject1, then I want to display a partial CustomObject1.ascx), you can use a type name. So:

void MyMethod(List<T> items)
{
    foreach(T item in items)
    {
        Html.RenderPartial(item.GetType().Name, item);
    }
}

Answer 2

An example of Anthony's first answer: make the contents of the list responsible for rendering itself, for example,

interface IHtmlRenderable
{
    void RenderHtml();
}

void MyMethod(List<T> items) //where T implements IHtmlRenderable
{
    foreach(T item in items) ((IHtmlRenderable)item).RenderHtml();
}

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Answer 3

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