.net MVC scaffold template: Check if model contains property

Question

I am trying to modify the template that scaffolds a controller, to check if the model contains some property, and if so, write the c# code to assign it some value. so in my template, in the part that writes the Create actionresult (post):

        [HttpPost]
        [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
<# if (UseAsync) { #>
        public async Task<ActionResult> Create(<#= bindAttribute #><#= ModelTypeName #> <#= ModelVariable #>)
<# } else { #>
        public ActionResult Create(<#= bindAttribute #><#= ModelTypeName #> <#= ModelVariable #>)
<# } #>
        {



    <#
    if (THE MODEL CONTAINS A PROPERTY NAMED "creation_date")) { 
    #>
        <#= modelVariable #>.creation_date = DateTime.Now;
    <# } #>

is there a way to do it?

Answer 1

Ok I found answer myself, not sure it its the best solution but its working nicely:

<#
bool entityWithCreationDate = false;
foreach (PropertyMetadata property in ModelMetadata.Properties) {
    if(property.PropertyName == "creation_date") { entityWithCreationDate=true; break; }
}
if(entityWithCreationDate==true) {
#>
        <#= ModelVariable #>.creation_date = DateTime.Now;      
<#
}
#>