asp.net mvc - two nested model properties of same complex type -

i have customer model 2 complex properties "internaladdress" , "publicaddress" both of same model type address.

in view doing following

<h2>internal address</h2> <% renderpartial("address", model.internaladdress);%> <h2>public address</h2> <% renderpartial("address", model.publicaddress);%> 

it gets rendered without exceptions rendered html use same input-names both partialviews...

is there smart way handle situation?

it's you're combining functionality using partial views, since of time address rendered 1 way.

one way display form using mvc2 editorfor , displayfor templates. move partial view form /views/shared/editortemplates/address.ascx (and display-only portion if have 1 /views/shared/displaytemplates/address.ascx).

once that's done, can use 1 of 2 ways.

option 1:

you can edit viewmodel this:

[uihint("address")] public address internaladdress { get; set; }  [uihint("address")] public address publicaddress{ get; set; } 

the uihint tells templating engine use view called "address" in shared/editortemplates folder.

then can use editorfor template in view no modifications:

<%: html.editorfor(model => model.internaladdress) %> 

option 2:

simply specify template's name in editorfor in view:

<%: html.editorfor(model => model.internaladdress, "address") %>