Here is the problem I ran into with getting the current instance of the view model.

Here is the problem I ran into with getting the current instance of the view model.

Here is the reference I used to create the custom ModelMetadataProvider and custom attributes:

http://weblogs.asp.net/seanmcalinden/archive/2010/06/11/custom-asp-net-mvc-2-modelmetadataprovider-for-using-custom-view-model-attributes.aspx

Here is the problem I ran into with getting the current instance of the view model:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5241012/obtain-containing-object-instance-from-modelmetadataprovider-in-asp-net-mvc

Here is my implementation using the resource referenced above. This is a simple version that only uses a List<string> for the DropDownList. Using this example it would be trivial to use dictionaries and set the text/value properties:

Please let me know what you think of the implementation. I'd be interested to know if anyone has found a more elegant way of achieving this result. I also hope this can help someone who is searching for a solution to this problem.

Thanks!

Here is the reference I used to create the custom ModelMetadataProvider and custom attributes.

Here is the problem I ran into with getting the current instance of the view model.

Here is my implementation using the resource referenced above. This is a simple version that only uses a List<string> for the DropDownList. Using this example it would be trivial to use dictionaries and set the text/value properties:

Please let me know what you think of the implementation. I'd be interested to know if anyone has found a more elegant way of achieving this result.