- `ViewDataDictionary<TModel>` constructors now pass `typeof(TModel)` to base
`protected` constructors
- move type compatibility checks into base `ViewDataDictionary`
- remove `ViewDataDictionary<TModel>.ModelMetadata` override
- don't retrieve `ModelMetadata` twice in a single constructor invocation
- remove newly-unused `protected` properties and use `private` fields in copy
constructors
Address longstanding problems found (see #1466)
- avoid reusing `ModelMetadata` after `Model` value changes
- reset `ModelMetadata` backing field in `Model` setter
- `Model` and `ModelMetadata.Model` could previously get out of sync
- carry `ModelMetadata` forward from an outer scope only if `Model` matches
- previously two scopes could have different `Model` values but share their
`ModelMetadata` (and `ModelMetadata.Model`)
- related to previous item but didn't require `Model` setting; switching
to a property of the same type as containing `Model` was enough
- avoid NRE if `ViewDataDictionary<int>.Model` is read before it's written
- problem affected all non-`Nullable` value types
- `ViewDataDictionary.ModelMetadata` setter should throw if value is `null`
nits:
- add and reword doc and code comments
- `ViewDataDictionary<TModel>` constructors should only inherit base's
parameter descriptions; have more information in the derived class
- make a few `ViewDataDictionary` properties get-only
- clean up `using` statements in `ViewDataDictionary<TModel>`
- make two constructors `internal`
N. Taylor Mullen
Anthony Sneed
Doug Bunting
Yishai Galatzer
Andrew Peters
harshgMSFT
Pranav K