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7 September 2010

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Expose your Existing ASP.NET MVC Actions as JSON/XML API Endpoints

Posted in API Action Filter, ASP.NET August 13, 2010

Why write separate actions to provide a JSON/XML API in ASP.NET MVC? If you are already using view models, MVC API Action Filter makes reusing your existing actions quick and clean.

Getting the id and name Attribute Generated by Typed Html Helpers

Posted in ASP.NET July 15, 2010

ASP.NET MVC typed html helpers generate helpful ready-to-bind markup for us. Learn how to detect what the resulting id and name attribute will be for use in your view code

Client Side Model-Aware Validation

Posted in ASP.NET, Foolproof, JavaScript June 18, 2010

In a previous post, we built a model-aware validator using Foolproof for ASP.NET MVC. Now, it’s time to create the client side version because posting back sucks.

Render Your Model With Client Side jQuery Templates Instead of ASP.NET MVC Partial Views

Posted in ASP.NET, JavaScript May 25, 2010

Stop writing render code in multiple places in your ASP.NET MVC ajax applications. Learn how to push your model to the browser and use jQuery to bind it to templates.

Build Model-Aware Custom Validation Attributes in ASP.NET MVC 2

Posted in ASP.NET, Foolproof April 12, 2010

Using Foolproof’s ModelAwareValidationAttribute class, you can create custom model-aware data annotations to solve any complex validation scenario

Foolproof Provides Contingent Data Annotation Validation for ASP.NET MVC 2

Posted in ASP.NET, Foolproof March 22, 2010

“MVC Foolproof Validation” is my first open source project to help bridge the gap in ASP.NET MVC Data Annotations when dealing with contingent or dependent scenarios

Rendering and Binding Drop Down Lists using ASP.NET MVC 2 EditorFor

Posted in ASP.NET December 31, 2009

Use ASP.NET MVC’s EditorFor to render a drop down list from a view model. Then use a custom model binder to bind the selection back to the view model

Post Complex JavaScript Objects to ASP.NET MVC Controllers

Posted in ASP.NET, JavaScript August 21, 2009

Use the plug-in postify.js to handle posting complex JavaScript objects to ASP.NET MVC controllers using the default model binder

Simple AJAX Polling Plugin for jQuery

Posted in ASP.NET, JavaScript August 10, 2009

Implement a simple jQuery plugin that simplifies AJAX-based polling in your web applications

Using ASP.NET MVC Partial Views for Dynamic JavaScript Rendering

Posted in ASP.NET July 30, 2009

Learn how to reuse ASP.NET MVC Partial Views from your JavaScript using