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//view
@model StateIneligibilityModel
@Html.Js("ineligibilities/state")
@using (Html.BeginForm("State", "Ineligibilities", FormMethod.Post)){
 <fieldset class="state-ineligibility">
 <legend>State ineligibility:</legend>
 @Html.HiddenFor(x=>x.Project)
 <table>
  <tr>
   <td>@Html.LabelFor(x=>x.IneligibleCosts)</td>
   <td>@Html.EditorFor(x=>x.IneligibleCosts)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>@Html.LabelFor(x=>x.Type)</td>
   <td>@Html.EditorFor(x=>x.Type)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>@Html.LabelFor(x=>x.Partner)</td>
   <td class="partner">@Html.EditorFor(x=>x.Partner)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>@Html.LabelFor(x=>x.DiscoveredBy)</td>
   <td>@Html.EditorFor(x=>x.DiscoveredBy)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>@Html.LabelFor(x=>x.Explanation)</td>
   <td class="explanation">@Html.EditorFor(x=>x.Explanation)</td>
  </tr>
 </table>
 <input type="submit" value="State"/>
</fieldset>
}

//view model (using MvcExtensions for metadata configuration)
public class StateIneligibilityModel{
 public decimal? IneligibleCosts { get; set; }
 public IneligibilityType Type { get; set; }
 public string Explanation { get; set; }
 public int Project { get; set; }
 public string Partner { get; set; }
 public DiscovererInstitution DiscoveredBy { get; set; }
 public Ineligibility AsIneligibility(){
  return new Ineligibility(IneligibleCosts.Value,Type,Explanation,DiscoveredBy,Partner);
 }
}
public class StateIneligibilityMeta:Meta<StateIneligibilityModel>{
 public StateIneligibilityMeta(){
  Configure(x=>x.IneligibleCosts)
    .Required()
    .DisplayName("Ineligible costs");
  Configure(x=>x.Explanation)
    .AsMultilineText()
    .Required();
  Configure(x=>x.DiscoveredBy)
    .DisplayName("Discovered by")
    .Required()
    .AsDropDownList("discovererInstitutions");
  Configure(x=>x.Partner)
    .Required()
    .AsDropDownList("partners");
  Configure(x=>x.Type)
    .Required()
    .AsDropDownList("ineligibilityTypes");
  }
 }
}

//controller actions
[HttpGet]
public ActionResult State(int project){
  return View(new StateIneligibilityModel {Project=project});
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult State(StateIneligibilityModel m){
  var p=s.Load<Project>(m.Project);
  return Do(()=>{
      p.Ineligibilities.StateIneligibility(m.AsIneligibility());
      return ToProject(m.Project)();},()=>View(m));
  //that Do() is a bit awkward way to ensure validation and some other stuff. it's not relevant
}