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  1. // Model
  2.  public partial class Product
  3.  {
  4.      private Category _category;
  5.  
  6.      public Category Category
  7.      {
  8.          get
  9.          {
  10.              if (_category == null)
  11.             {
  12.                 var categoryRepository = new CategoryRepository();
  13.  
  14.                 var cat = categoryRepository.Select(categoryid);
  15.  
  16.                 _category = cat.First();
  17.             }
  18.  
  19.             return _category;
  20.         }
  21.     }
  22. }
  23.  
  24. //Controller
  25.  
  26. public ProductController() : base()
  27. {
  28.       var categoryRepo = new CategoryRepository();
  29.       ViewData["categories"] = categoryRepo.Select().ToList();
  30. }
  31.  
  32. // View
  33.  <% using (Html.BeginForm()) {%>
  34.  
  35.      <fieldset>
  36.          <legend>Fields</legend>
  37.          <p>
  38.               <label for="Category">Category:</label>
  39.              <%= Html.DropDownList("categoryid", new SelectList((IEnumerable)ViewData["categories"], "id", "name")) %>
  40.              <%= Html.ValidationMessage("categoryid", "*") %>
  41.          </p>
  42.         <p>
  43.             <label for="name">Name:</label>
  44.             <%= Html.TextBox("name") %>
  45.             <%= Html.ValidationMessage("name", "*") %>
  46.         </p>
  47.         <p>
  48.             <input type="submit" value="Create" />
  49.         </p>
  50.     </fieldset>
  51.  
  52. <% } %>
  53.  
  54. // View
  55. <% using (Html.BeginForm()) {%>
  56.  
  57.      <fieldset>
  58.          <legend>Fields</legend>
  59.          <p>
  60.              <label for="id">ID:</label>
  61.              <%= Html.Encode(Model.id) %>
  62.  
  63.          </p>
  64.         <p>
  65.             <label for="category">Category:</label>
  66.             <%= Html.DropDownList("categoryid", new SelectList((IEnumerable)ViewData["categories"], "id", "name")) %>
  67.             <%= Html.ValidationMessage("categoryid", "*") %>
  68.         </p>
  69.         <p>
  70.             <label for="name">Name:</label>
  71.             <%= Html.TextBox("name", Model.name) %>
  72.             <%= Html.ValidationMessage("name", "*") %>
  73.         </p>
  74.         <p>
  75.             <input type="submit" value="Save" />
  76.         </p>
  77.     </fieldset>
  78.  
  79. <% } %>

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