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So many People like to do Insert/Update/Delete in single View i.e. similar to asp.net. But asp.net MVC default it does not support this approach. We can achieve this functionality like this

Step 1:
Create the blank application like this

Step 2: Create the database table like this

Step 3: In model layer, create the model using EF database first approach like this

Step 4: Now create a blank Emp controller like this

Step 5: Add a class i.e HttpParamActionAttribute in solution like this

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
 
namespace EmpDemoInMVC
{
    public class HttpParamActionAttribute : ActionNameSelectorAttribute
    {
        public override bool IsValidName(ControllerContext controllerContext, string actionName, MethodInfo methodInfo)
        {
            if (actionName.Equals(methodInfo.Name, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
                return true;
 
            var request = controllerContext.RequestContext.HttpContext.Request;
            return request[methodInfo.Name] != null;
        }
    }
}

Note: We are writing this class to fire the multiple Submit button events from single view.

Step 6: Write the Action Method in Controller for Insert/Update/Delete and fetch functionalities like this

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using EmpDemoInMVC.Models;
using System.Data.Entity;
 
namespace EmpDemoInMVC.Controllers
{
    public class EmpController : Controller
    {
 
        EmpEntities db = new EmpEntities();
        
        //
        // GET: /Emp/
        public ActionResult Index(int? id)
        {
            ViewBag.Operation = id;
            ViewBag.Name = db.tblEmps.ToList();
            tblEmp objEmp = db.tblEmps.Find(id);
            return View(objEmp);
        }
 
        [HttpPost]
        [HttpParamAction]
        [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
        public ActionResult Create(tblEmp objEmp) 
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                db.tblEmps.Add(objEmp);
                db.SaveChanges();
            }
            return RedirectToAction("Index");
        }
 
        [HttpPost]
        [HttpParamAction]
        [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
        public ActionResult Update(tblEmp objEmp)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                db.Entry(objEmp).State = EntityState.Modified;
                db.SaveChanges();
            }
            return RedirectToAction("Index", new { id = 0 });
        }
 
        public ActionResult Delete(int id)
        {
            tblEmp objEmp = db.tblEmps.Find(id);
            db.tblEmps.Remove(objEmp);
            db.SaveChanges();
            return RedirectToAction("Index", new { id = 0 });
        }
	}
}

Step 7: Create the Empty View from controller like this

Step 8: Now write the html code as per as our requirement like this

@model EmpDemoInMVC.Models.tblEmp
 
@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Index";
}
 
<h2>Index</h2>
 
@using (Html.BeginForm()) 
{
    // This is For EmpDetail in Grid
        <fieldset>
            <legend><b>Emp Details</b></legend>
            <table border="1" cellpadding="10">
                <tr>
                    <th>
                        @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Name)
                    </th>
                    <th>
                        @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Address)
                    </th>
                    <th>
                        @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.EmailId)
                    </th>
                    <th>
                        @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.MobileNo)
                    </th>
                    <th>
                        @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Country)
                    </th>
                    <th>
                        Action
                    </th>
                </tr>
 
                @foreach (var item in (IEnumerable<EmpDemoInMVC.Models.tblEmp>)ViewBag.Name)
                {
                    <tr>
                        <td>
                            @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Name)
                        </td>
                        <td>
                            @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Address)
                        </td>
                        <td>
                            @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.EmailId)
                        </td>
                        <td>
                            @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.MobileNo)
                        </td>
                        <td>
                            @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Country)
                        </td>
                        <td>
                            @Html.ActionLink("Edit", "Index", new { id = item.Id }) |
                             @Html.ActionLink("Delete", "Delete",new { id = item.Id },new { onclick = "return confirm('Are you sure you wish to delete this article?');" })
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                }
 
            </table>
      </fieldset>
    
    // This is for the Emp Entry Screen
    @Html.AntiForgeryToken()
    <div class="form-horizontal">
       
        @Html.ValidationSummary(true)
 
        <fieldset>
            <legend> <b>Entry Screen</b></legend>
 
            <div class="form-group">
                @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Name, new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
                <div class="col-md-10">
                    @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Name)
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Name)
                </div>
            </div>
 
            <div class="form-group">
                @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Address, new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
                <div class="col-md-10">
                    @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Address)
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Address)
                </div>
            </div>
 
            <div class="form-group">
                @Html.LabelFor(model => model.EmailId, new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
                <div class="col-md-10">
                    @Html.EditorFor(model => model.EmailId)
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.EmailId)
                </div>
            </div>
 
            <div class="form-group">
                @Html.LabelFor(model => model.MobileNo, new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
                <div class="col-md-10">
                    @Html.EditorFor(model => model.MobileNo)
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.MobileNo)
                </div>
            </div>
 
            <div class="form-group">
                @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Country, new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
                <div class="col-md-10">
                    @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Country)
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Country)
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <p>
                    <input type="submit" value="Create" name="Create"
                           style=@((ViewBag.Operation != null && Convert.ToInt32(ViewBag.Operation) > 0) ? "display:none" : "display:block") />
                    <input type="submit" value="Update" name="Update"
                           style=@((ViewBag.Operation != null && Convert.ToInt32(ViewBag.Operation) > 0) ? "display:block" : "display:none") />
                </p>
            </div>
            </fieldset>
 
</div>
}
 

Summary:

In this article we show that we are using only one view for doing Insert/Update/Delete and Fetch function. If you like to implement entry screen similar to asp.net style you can use this approach.