Controller cannot get reference to subclass members

[Vinita]

I have 2 classes:

public class CreditCard
{
public string CardNumber;
public string CardHolderName;
public string ExpiryDate;
}

public class ShippingDetails
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string City { get; set; }
public string State { get; set; }
public string Zip { get; set; }
public CreditCard CreditCard { get; set; }
}

I have a view which is bound to shippingDetails class like this:
Card Holder Name: <%= Html.EditorFor(x=> x.CreditCard.CardHolderName)
%>
Card Number: <%= Html.EditorFor(x => x.CreditCard.CardNumber)%>
Expiry Date: <%= Html.EditorFor(x=> x.CreditCard.ExpiryDate) %>

However when this view calls the Action method in the controller
shippingDetails.CreditCard is always null.

Can someone tell me why? Any help regarding this will be highly
appreciated.

Vinita

[Jimmy Bogard]

The ModelBinder doesn't work with fields.  It has to be properties.

And I can't tell you how long it took me to figure this one out the first time :)

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[Vinita]

Thanks a lot Jim. Converting fields into properties worked.

On Aug 12, 9:35 pm, Jimmy Bogard <jimmy.bog...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The ModelBinder doesn't work with fields.  It has to be properties.
>
> And I can't tell you how long it took me to figure this one out the first
> time :)
>

> > athttp://github.com/jeffreypalermo/mvc2inaction.  We hope developing this