a form population question

Question

User1034446946 posted

Hi

This is a really daft question but I am use to populating a form with an MVC viewModel which has both the value of a drop down list and the values that populated it in the same model.

in react is it normal to download 2 view models one for the initial values and one to populate the choices? or do i keep them in one?

I am airing on having two so i don't submit all the population values back to the server, but would appriciated thoughts.

Answer 1

User475983607 posted

Hi

This is a really daft question but I am use to populating a form with an MVC viewModel which has both the value of a drop down list and the values that populated it in the same model.

in react is it normal to download 2 view models one for the initial values and one to populate the choices? or do i keep them in one?

I am airing on having two so i don't submit all the population values back to the server, but would appriciated thoughts.

I think you are asking if it is common to have one view model to populate a form and another view model for submitting values.  If so, yes.  That's a very common pattern. 

If you are asking if it is common for two view models to initialize and populate a select element then NO that's not common or logical IMHO.

Answer 2

User-474980206 posted

With an spa written react, you don’t have view models. The react app should be calling a formal api, typically written with webapi. Whether to include meta data with data depends. But it is common.

Answer 3

User1034446946 posted

thanks