How to pass multiple models to _Layout.cshtml

Question

I am a newbie MVC developer  I made a simple website in which i have _Layout.cshtml in the layout i have different partial views like for header  for footer they are static and my work goes well now the situation arises where i have a Menu link Like services and these services are coming from database so i made a simple database table I am new to mvc i do not know how to get data from database into the partial view  secondly i did the above task via internet help but now when i am calling this partial view then it is already having one model referenced so i cannot reference another model like @model Myapplication.Models.Service How i can render a partial view in _layout.cshtml without giving the model reference in the _layout.cshtml or how to give multiple models in _layout.cshtml. Thanks for reply

Nitin Sontakke · Answer

With respect to MVC I am probably -8.6 in scale of 1 to 10. However my logic says that all you have to do is create a container class and pass it as a model. Let me try to demonstrate this: Your existing implementation: return View(oldModel); New proposed implementation: public class NewModel { public OldModel oldModel {get; set;} public MenuModel menuModel {get; set;} } return View(newModel); Now while accessing on the page you can say Model.oldModel or Model.menuModel. Hope it helps!