List all data from database using asp.net mvc 2.0 - asp.net-mvc-2

Question

I'm new to asp.net mvc 2.0.I have a question about listing data from database using asp.net mvc.
Controller
public ActionResult ListEmployee() {
UserModels emp = new UserModels();
emp.EmployeeList = (List<tblEmployee_Employee>)Session["list"];
return View(emp);
}
Model
public class GetEmployee
{
public string name { get; set; }
public string sex { get; set; }
public string email { get; set; }
}
And I have the view page employee.aspx page but I do not know how to write code in this view page.
please help me to solve this problem.
Thanks,

Answer 1

In ASP.NET MVC views need to be strongly typed to the model you are passing to them. So in your case you are passing a UserModels instance to your view. Assuming you already have a master page and you want to display in a table the list of employees you might have something along the lines of:
<%# Page
Language="C#"
MasterPageFile="~/Views/Shared/Site.Master"
Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage<AppName.Models.UserModels>"
%>
<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent" runat="server">
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Sex</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<% foreach (var employee in Model.EmployeeList) { %>
<tr>
<td><%= Html.Encode(employee.name) %></td>
<td><%= Html.Encode(employee.sex) %></td>
<td><%= Html.Encode(employee.email) %></td>
</tr>
<% } %>
</tbody>
</table>
</asp:Content>
or even better, define a reusable display template that will automaticall be rendered for each item of the EmployeeList collection property (~/Views/Shared/DisplayTemplates/GetEmployee.ascx):
<%# Control
Language="C#"
Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<dynamic>"
%>
<tr>
<td><%= Html.DisplayFor(x => x.name) %></td>
<td><%= Html.DisplayFor(x => x.sex) %></td>
<td><%= Html.DisplayFor(x => x.email) %></td>
</tr>
and then in your main view simply reference this template:
<%# Page
Language="C#"
MasterPageFile="~/Views/Shared/Site.Master"
Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage<AppName.Models.UserModels>"
%>
<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent" runat="server">
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Sex</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<%= Html.EditorFor(x => x.EmployeeList)
</tbody>
</table>
</asp:Content>
Now you no longer need any foreach loops (as ASP.NET MVC will automatically render the display template if the property is a collection property following standard naming conventions) and also you have a reusable display template for your model.