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Model binder for non empty or null List
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public class BetterDefaultModelBinder : DefaultModelBinder | |
{ | |
protected override object CreateModel(ControllerContext controllerContext, ModelBindingContext bindingContext, Type modelType) | |
{ | |
var model = base.CreateModel(controllerContext, bindingContext, modelType); | |
if (model == null || model is IEnumerable) | |
return model; | |
foreach (var property in modelType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance)) | |
{ | |
object value = property.GetValue(model); | |
if (value != null) | |
continue; | |
if (property.PropertyType.IsArray) | |
{ | |
value = Array.CreateInstance(property.PropertyType.GetElementType(), 0); | |
property.SetValue(model, value); | |
} | |
else if (property.PropertyType.IsGenericType) | |
{ | |
Type typeToCreate; | |
Type genericTypeDefinition = property.PropertyType.GetGenericTypeDefinition(); | |
if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(IDictionary<,>)) | |
{ | |
typeToCreate = typeof(Dictionary<,>).MakeGenericType(property.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments()); | |
} | |
else if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof (IEnumerable<>) || | |
genericTypeDefinition == typeof (ICollection<>) || | |
genericTypeDefinition == typeof (IList<>)) | |
{ | |
typeToCreate = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(property.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments()); | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
continue; | |
} | |
value = Activator.CreateInstance(typeToCreate); | |
property.SetValue(model, value); | |
} | |
} | |
return model; | |
} | |
} |
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ModelBinders.Binders.DefaultBinder = new BetterDefaultModelBinder(); |
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