Here is an extension method that will convert an object to a ViewDataDictionary.
public static ViewDataDictionary ToViewDataDictionary(this object values)
{
var dictionary = new ViewDataDictionary();
foreach (PropertyDescriptor property in TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(values))
{
dictionary.Add(property.Name, property.GetValue(values));
}
return dictionary;
}
You can then use it in your view like so:
@Html.Partial("_MyPartial", new
{
Property1 = "Value1",
Property2 = "Value2"
}.ToViewDataDictionary())
Which is much nicer than the new ViewDataDictionary { { "Property1", "Value1" } , { "Property2", "Value2" }}
syntax.
Then in your partial view, you can use ViewBag
to access the properties from a dynamic object rather than indexed properties, e.g.
<p>@ViewBag.Property1</p>
<p>@ViewBag.Property2</p>