MVC project: Unable to display courses on page

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I’m having trouble with my MVC project. I want to show available courses on a page, but I can’t get it to work. Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

public ActionResult Index()
{
    var classOptions = new List<ClassOptionModel>();

    ClassOptionModel availableClasses = new ClassOptionModel();

    availableClasses = new ClassOptionModel();

    return View(classOptions);
}

I’m trying to display properties from the ClassOptionModel in my view, but nothing shows up. Can anyone point out what I’m doing wrong or suggest a better approach? I’m pretty new to MVC, so any help would be awesome. Thanks!

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I noticed you’re initializing the classOptions list and availableClasses object, but not populating them with any data. This is likely why nothing is showing up in your view. Here’s a suggestion to modify your action method:

public ActionResult Index()
{
    var classOptions = new List<ClassOptionModel>();

    // Create and populate a ClassOptionModel
    var availableClass = new ClassOptionModel
    {
        CourseId = 1,
        CourseName = "Introduction to MVC",
        Description = "Learn the basics of ASP.NET MVC"
    };

    // Add the populated model to the list
    classOptions.Add(availableClass);

    // You can add more classes here if needed

    return View(classOptions);
}

Make sure your view is set up to iterate through the classOptions list and display the properties of each ClassOptionModel. If you’re still having issues, double-check your view code and model properties.

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hey ethan85, looks like ur not adding anything to the classOptions list. try this:

classOptions.Add(availableClasses);

before returning the view. also make sure ur view is setup to display the list properly. hope that helps!

4

Hey there Ethan85! :wave:

I’ve been there with MVC struggles too. Quick question - are you populating the availableClasses object with any data? It looks like you’re creating it but not setting any properties.

Maybe try something like this:

availableClasses.CourseName = "Intro to C#";
availableClasses.CourseId = 101;
classOptions.Add(availableClasses);

Also, what does your view look like? Are you looping through the classOptions list?

Keep us posted on how it goes! MVC can be tricky at first but you’ll get the hang of it. :blush: