Professional ASP.NET MVC 3

Summary

In this chapter, you saw how you can build an MVC application by focusing on model objects. You can write the definitions for your models using C# code, and then scaffold out parts of the application based on a specific model type. Out of the box, all the scaffolding works with the Entity Framework, but scaffolding is extensible and customizable, so you can have scaffolding work with a variety of technologies.

You also looked at model binding and should now understand how to capture values in a request using the model binding features instead of digging around in form collections and query strings in your controller actions.

At this point, however, you've only scratched the surface of understanding how model objects can drive an application. In the coming chapters you also see how models and their associated metadata can influence the output of HTML helpers and affect validation.