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a form population question

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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.
Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:51 PM
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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.
- Marked as answer by Anonymous Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00 AM
Sunday, July 5, 2020 1:26 PM -
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.
- Marked as answer by Anonymous Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00 AM
Sunday, July 5, 2020 4:07 PM
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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.
- Marked as answer by Anonymous Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00 AM
Sunday, July 5, 2020 1:26 PM -
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.
- Marked as answer by Anonymous Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00 AM
Sunday, July 5, 2020 4:07 PM -
User1034446946 posted
thanks
Monday, July 6, 2020 12:51 PM