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title: Controller methods and views
author: rick-anderson
description: Working with controller methods, views and DataAnnotations
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# Controller methods and views

By [Rick Anderson](https://twitter.com/RickAndMSFT)

We have a good start to the movie app, but the presentation is not ideal. We don't want to see the time (12:00:00 AM in the image below) and **ReleaseDate** should be two words.

![Index view: Release Date is one word (no space) and every movie release date shows a time of 12 AM](working-with-sql/_static/m55.png)

Open the *Models/Movie.cs* file and add the highlighted lines shown below:

[!code-csharp[Main](start-mvc/sample/MvcMovie/Models/MovieDateWithExtraUsings.cs?name=snippet_1&highlight=13-14)]

Right click on a red squiggly line **> Quick Actions and Refactorings**.

  ![Contextual menu shows **> Quick Actions and Refactorings**.](controller-methods-views/_static/qa.png)


Tap `using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;`

  ![using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations at top of list](controller-methods-views/_static/da.png)

  Visual studio adds `using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;`.

Let's remove the `using` statements that are not needed. They show up by default in a light grey font. Right click anywhere in the *Movie.cs* file **> Remove and Sort Usings**.

![Remove and Sort Usings](controller-methods-views/_static/rm.png)

The updated code:

[!code-csharp[Main](./start-mvc/sample/MvcMovie/Models/MovieDate.cs?name=snippet_1)]

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			`Open the Models/Movie.cs file and add the highlighted lines shown below:`

xplat controller methods and views (#3191) 2017-04-09 09:51:01 +08:00			`[!code-csharp[Main](start-mvc/sample/MvcMovie/Models/MovieDateWithExtraUsings.cs?name=snippet_1&highlight=13-14)]`
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VS17 update to Intro to MVC (#2837) * VS17 update to Intro to MVC * adding a view * work * adding a view * adding a model * working with SQL LocalDB * controller methods and views * search * new field and validation * last part/delete * final cleanup * ### * add "overpost" anchor * tdystra feedback 2017-03-04 05:35:47 +08:00			`Right click on a red squiggly line > Quick Actions and Refactorings.`
Add docfx content 2016-10-29 01:35:15 +08:00
VS17 update to Intro to MVC (#2837) * VS17 update to Intro to MVC * adding a view * work * adding a view * adding a model * working with SQL LocalDB * controller methods and views * search * new field and validation * last part/delete * final cleanup * ### * add "overpost" anchor * tdystra feedback 2017-03-04 05:35:47 +08:00			`![Contextual menu shows > Quick Actions and Refactorings.](controller-methods-views/_static/qa.png)`
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Add docfx content 2016-10-29 01:35:15 +08:00
VS17 update to Intro to MVC (#2837) * VS17 update to Intro to MVC * adding a view * work * adding a view * adding a model * working with SQL LocalDB * controller methods and views * search * new field and validation * last part/delete * final cleanup * ### * add "overpost" anchor * tdystra feedback 2017-03-04 05:35:47 +08:00			Tap `using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;`
Add docfx content 2016-10-29 01:35:15 +08:00
VS17 update to Intro to MVC (#2837) * VS17 update to Intro to MVC * adding a view * work * adding a view * adding a model * working with SQL LocalDB * controller methods and views * search * new field and validation * last part/delete * final cleanup * ### * add "overpost" anchor * tdystra feedback 2017-03-04 05:35:47 +08:00			`![using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations at top of list](controller-methods-views/_static/da.png)`
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Updated tutorial for VS 2017 (#2397) * Updated tutorial for VS 2017 Also addressed comments. Fixes #2233 Fixes #2365 * Addressed review feedback 2016-12-17 11:05:01 +08:00			Visual studio adds `using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;`.
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VS17 update to Intro to MVC (#2837) * VS17 update to Intro to MVC * adding a view * work * adding a view * adding a model * working with SQL LocalDB * controller methods and views * search * new field and validation * last part/delete * final cleanup * ### * add "overpost" anchor * tdystra feedback 2017-03-04 05:35:47 +08:00			Let's remove the `using` statements that are not needed. They show up by default in a light grey font. Right click anywhere in the Movie.cs file > Remove and Sort Usings.
Add docfx content 2016-10-29 01:35:15 +08:00
VS17 update to Intro to MVC (#2837) * VS17 update to Intro to MVC * adding a view * work * adding a view * adding a model * working with SQL LocalDB * controller methods and views * search * new field and validation * last part/delete * final cleanup * ### * add "overpost" anchor * tdystra feedback 2017-03-04 05:35:47 +08:00			`![Remove and Sort Usings](controller-methods-views/_static/rm.png)`
Updated tutorial for VS 2017 (#2397) * Updated tutorial for VS 2017 Also addressed comments. Fixes #2233 Fixes #2365 * Addressed review feedback 2016-12-17 11:05:01 +08:00
Add docfx content 2016-10-29 01:35:15 +08:00			`The updated code:`

VS17 update to Intro to MVC (#2837) * VS17 update to Intro to MVC * adding a view * work * adding a view * adding a model * working with SQL LocalDB * controller methods and views * search * new field and validation * last part/delete * final cleanup * ### * add "overpost" anchor * tdystra feedback 2017-03-04 05:35:47 +08:00			`[!code-csharp[Main](./start-mvc/sample/MvcMovie/Models/MovieDate.cs?name=snippet_1)]`
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