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MVC Model Binding by Name by CptDelano

using System;

namespace MvcApp
{
	public class EmployeeViewModel
	{
		public string Name { get; set; }
	}
}

Model

​x
 
using System;
​
namespace MvcApp
{
    public class EmployeeViewModel
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
    }
}

@model List<MvcApp.EmployeeViewModel>
@{
	Layout = null;
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!-- template from http://getbootstrap.com/getting-started -->

<html lang="en">
	<head>
		<meta charset="utf-8">
		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
		<style type="text/css">
			input {
				display: block;
				margin: 5px;
			}
		</style>
	</head>
	
	<body>
		<form>
			@for (int i = 0; i < Model.Count; i += 1)
			{		
			@Html.TextBoxFor(e => e[i].Name)
			<!--input type="text" name="Name" value="@Model[i].Name"/-->
			}
			<input type="submit" value="RUN" />
		</form>
	</body>
</html>

View

 
@model List<MvcApp.EmployeeViewModel>
@{
    Layout = null;
}
​
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!-- template from http://getbootstrap.com/getting-started -->
​
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
        <style type="text/css">
            input {
                display: block;
                margin: 5px;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    
    <body>
        <form>
            @for (int i = 0; i < Model.Count; i += 1)
            {       
            @Html.TextBoxFor(e => e[i].Name)
            <!--input type="text" name="Name" value="@Model[i].Name"/-->
            }
            <input type="submit" value="RUN" />
        </form>
    </body>
</html>
​

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace MvcApp
{
	public class HomeController : Controller
	{
		[HttpGet]
		public ActionResult Index()
		{
			var models = new EmployeeViewModel[7].ToList();
			
			for (int i = 0; i < models.Count; i += 1)
			{
				models[i] = new EmployeeViewModel
				{
					Name = "I am"
				};
			}
			
			return View(models);
		}


		[HttpPost]
		public ActionResult Index(List<EmployeeViewModel> employees)
		{
			employees.ForEach(e => e.Name = "Sparticus!!");
			
			return View(employees);
		}
	}
}

Controller

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Collections.Generic;
​
namespace MvcApp
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            var models = new EmployeeViewModel[7].ToList();
            
            for (int i = 0; i < models.Count; i += 1)
            {
                models[i] = new EmployeeViewModel
                {
                    Name = "I am"
                };
            }
            
            return View(models);
        }
​
​
        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Index(List<EmployeeViewModel> employees)
        {
            employees.ForEach(e => e.Name = "Sparticus!!");
            
            return View(employees);
        }
    }
}

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