What normally goes inside an interface for controller? (mvc)

[Robertsonjay]

In mvc you separate view from controller. How do you do that in C#?

Many people define an interface for a controller but isn't controller is specific to a form(gui) which all controller contains is handle events from gui controls(button , treeviews, textboxes etc..) which you don't know until you code the form.

So is there a point in having an interface for a controller where that controller is tightly tied to a specific form.

Having said that, many people say that controller can be used with many forms - how? as i'm aware of is controller tied to specific gui controls (like is said above).

Basically what i think a controller is for handling gui events and that is depending on gui controls. am i correct?

If not, what is the correct way to do it? what goes inside interface for controller?

thanks in advance

[fastestindian]

Hi Robert,

Windows application.

public partial class Form1 : Form, IUserView
    {
        UserViewPresenter _presenter;

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            _presenter = new UserViewPresenter(this);
            _presenter.SetCustomerData();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }

        #region IUserView Members

        public string FirstName
        {
            set { firstname.Text=value; }
        }

        public string LastName
        {
            set { lastName.Text = value; }
        }

        public string Address
        {
            set { address.Text = value; }
        }

        public string City
        {
            set { city.Text = value; }
        }


        public string ErrorMessage
        {
            set
            {
                errorLabelMessage.Text = value;
                errorLabelMessage.Visible = value != "";
            }
        }

        public string SearchCriteria
        {
            get { return searchCriteria.Text; }
        }

        #endregion

        private void searchButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            _presenter.SetCustomerData();
        }

    }

Asp.net Application

public partial class _UserView : Page, IUserView
{
    private UserViewPresenter _presenter;

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        _presenter = new UserViewPresenter(this);
        _presenter.SetCustomerData();
    }

    protected void searchButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        _presenter.SetCustomerData();
    }

    #region IUserView Members

    public string FirstName
    {
        set { firstName.Text = value; }
    }

    public string LastName
    {
        set { lastName.Text = value; }
    }

    public string Address
    {
        set { address.Text = value; }
    }

    public string City
    {
        set { city.Text = value; }
    }

    public string ErrorMessage
    {
        set
        {
            errorMessageLabel.Text = value;
            errorMessageLabel.Visible = value != "";
        }
    }

    public string SearchCriteria
    {
        get { return searchCriteria.Text; }
    }

    #endregion
}

From above code we learn that we seperate out User Interface from Data.
so that same middle layer i.e. business logic need not to be change.