populating list in view using editorTemplates - asp.net-mvc

Question

here is my model
namespace chPayroll.Models.CustInformations
{
public class CustContact
{
public int cId { get; set; }
public int cNoType { get; set; }
public string cNo1 { get; set; }
public string cNo2 { get; set; }
public string cNo3 { get; set; }
public List<CustContact> contact { get; set; }
}
}
here is my editorTemplates
#model chPayroll.Models.CustInformations.CustContact
#Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.cNo1)
#Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.cNo2)
#Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.cNo3)
I need to show three textbox for taking email,three text box for taking telephone no. in view. how can I add the items to the list contact defined in the model so that it shows like this
email:--textbox1----textbox2----textbox3--
telephone:--textbox1----textbox2----textbox3--
and sends value to the controller
actually I am trying to send my data in list named contact here ie inside list at
index 0-email1-email2-email3
index 1-tel1-tel2-tel3

Answer 1

#Sanjay: you have a strange construct in your view model:
public class CustContact
{
public List<CustContact> contact;
}
Even if it compiles and machine understands it, I wouldn't use it as it is - you trying to lift yourself from the ground by pulling your hair up :)
It should be defined something along these lines (following your naming conventions & logic):
public class CustContact // single
{
public int cId { get; set; }
public int cNoType { get; set; }
public string cNo1 { get; set; } // those are actual phones, emails etc data
public string cNo2 { get; set; }
public string cNo3 { get; set; }
}
public class CustContacts // plural
{
public List<CustContact> Contacts;
}
View:
#model CustContacts
#EditorFor(m => Model)
Editor template:
#model CustContact
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.cNo1)
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.cNo2)
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.cNo3)
For brevity, we don't deal here with annotations, decorations, error handling etc.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Based on the comment on the question, I would build the models as below
public class CustContact
{
public int cId { get; set; }
public int cNoType { get; set; }
public string cNo1 { get; set; }
public string cNo2 { get; set; }
public string cNo3 { get; set; }
}
public class Customer
{
public CustContact Email {get; set;}
public CustContact Telephone {get; set;}
}
then create an editor template for Customer and in that editor template have following logic
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.Email)
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.Telephone)
Hope this helps