ASP.NET MVC - ValidationSummary set from a different controller
- by Rap
I have a HomeController with an Index action that shows the Index.aspx view. It has a username/password login section. When the user clicks the submit button, it POSTs to a Login action in the AccountController.
<% Html.BeginForm("Login", "Account", FormMethod.Post); %>
In that action, it tests for Username/Password validity and if invalid, sends the user back to the Login page with a message that the credentials were bad.
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Login(LoginViewModel Model, string ReturnUrl)
{
User user = MembershipService.ValidateUser(Model.UserName, Model.Password);
if (user != null)
{
//Detail removed here
FormsService.SignIn(user.ToString(), Model.RememberMe);
return Redirect(ReturnUrl);
}
else
{
ModelState.AddModelError("", "The user name or password provided is incorrect.");
}
// If we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home"); // <-- Here is the problem. ModelState is lost.
}
But here's the problem: the ValidationSummary is always blank because we're losing the Model when we RedirectToAction.
How do I send the user to the action on a different controller without a Redirect?
