Models

What is a Model?

In MVC, a model is simply a plain C# class describing data — often matching a database table, but not always.

public class Task
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Title { get; set; } = "";
    public bool IsComplete { get; set; }
}

View Models

A view model is a class shaped specifically for what a view needs to display — often combining data from multiple sources, or excluding fields the view shouldn't see.

public class TaskListViewModel
{
    public List<Task> Tasks { get; set; } = new();
    public int CompletedCount { get; set; }
    public string PageTitle { get; set; } = "My Tasks";
}

Strongly Typed Views

Declaring `@model` at the top of a view gives you full IntelliSense and compile-time checking against that model's properties.

@model TaskListViewModel

<h1>@Model.PageTitle</h1>
<p>@Model.CompletedCount of @Model.Tasks.Count completed</p>

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