@Html Partial error, using MVC

Question

Error:

CS1973: 'System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper' has no applicable method named 'Partial' but appears to have an extension method by that name. Extension methods cannot be dynamically dispatched. Consider casting the dynamic arguments or calling the extension method without the extension method syntax.

Not sure how to sort this issue. Model:

namespace MVCRecsStarter.ViewModels{ public class AdminViewModel
{
    public Category category { get; set; }
    public IEnumerable<Rec> recs { get; set; }
    public IEnumerable<Category> categoriesrecs { get; set; }
}}

<div id='leftItemTemplate'>
    @Html.Partial("admin", Model.category)
</div>

<div id='rightItemTemplate'>
    <h3>Find Rec to Update</h3>
    @Html.Partial("_select_recs", Model.recs)
    @if (Model.categoriesrecs != null)
    {
        @Html.Partial("_select_categories", Model.categoriesrecs)
    }
</div>

@using (Html.BeginForm()){
@Html.AntiForgeryToken()

<div class="form-horizontal">
    <h4>Rec</h4>
    <hr />
    @Html.ValidationSummary(true, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
    <div class="form-group">
        @Html.LabelFor(model => model.RecTitle, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
        <div class="col-md-10">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.RecTitle, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.RecTitle, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        @Html.LabelFor(model => model.RecURL, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
        <div class="col-md-10">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.RecURL, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.RecURL, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        @Html.LabelFor(model => model.RecDescription, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
        <div class="col-md-10">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.RecDescription, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.RecDescription, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Image, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
        <div class="col-md-10">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Image, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Image, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Category, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
        <div class="col-md-10">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Category, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Category, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
        <div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">
            <input type="submit" name="action" value="Create" />
            <input type="submit" name="action" value="Edit" />
        </div>
    </div>
</div>}

<div>
@using (Html.BeginForm("SelectRec", "Categories", FormMethod.Post))
{
    <div>
        <p>
            <select name="recs">
                @foreach (var item in Model)
                {
                    <option value="@item.rec">@item.rec</option>
                }
            </select>
        </p>
        <p>
            <input type="submit" name="action"
                   value="Select Rec" />
        </p>
    </div>
}

public ActionResult Admin()
    {
        Category category = new Category();
        IEnumerable<Rec> recs = repository.GetAllRecs();

        AdminViewModel adminViewModel = new AdminViewModel();
        adminViewModel.category = category;
        adminViewModel.recs = recs;

        return View(adminViewModel);
    }

namespace MVCRecsStarter.Models{
public class Rec
{
  [Key, Display(Name = "ID")]
  [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
  public int RecId { get; set; }
  [Required, StringLength(100), Display(Name = "Title")]
  public string RecTitle { get; set; }
  Required, StringLength(150), Display(Name = "Link")]
  public string RecURL { get; set; }

    [StringLength(1000), Display(Name = "Description")]
    public string RecDescription { get; set; }

    [StringLength(150), Display(Name = "Image")]
    public string Image { get; set; }

    [Required, StringLength(15)]
    public string Category { get; set; }

    public virtual ICollection<Comment> Comments { get; set; }
}}

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Okay, this is working for me, if I understand what you're after. Note that there is a separate page for binding to the Category.

AdminController

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using WebApplication2.Models;

namespace WebApplication2.Controllers
{
    public class AdminController : Controller
    {
        // GET: Admin
        public ActionResult Admin()
        {
            Category category = new Category() { Name = "TestC" };
            List<Rec> rc = new List<Rec>()
            {
                new Rec() { RecId=1, RecTitle="Test" }
            };

            AdminViewModel adminViewModel = new AdminViewModel();
            adminViewModel.category = category;
            adminViewModel.recs = (IEnumerable<Rec>)rc;

            return View(adminViewModel);
        }
    }
}

Admin.cshtml

@model  WebApplication2.Models.AdminViewModel
    <div style="height:50px"></div>
<div id='leftItemTemplate' style="float:left;width:30%;border:1px solid black;">
    <p>Category div</p>
    @Html.Partial("adminCategory", Model.category)
</div>

<div id='rightItemTemplate' style="float:right;width:70%;border:1px solid black;">
    <p>Rec div</p>
    <h3>Find Rec to Update</h3>
    @Html.Partial("_select_recs", Model.recs)
    @if (Model.categoriesrecs != null)
    {
        @Html.Partial("_select_categories", Model.categoriesrecs)
    }
</div>

_select_recs

@model IEnumerable<WebApplication2.Models.Rec>

<h2>_select_recs</h2>
<ul>
    @foreach (var item in Model)
    {
        <li>@item.RecTitle</li>
    }
</ul>

AdminCategory view

@model WebApplication2.Models.Category
<h3>Category details here</h3>
<p><b>@Model.Name</b></p>