mapping the true or false values to active inactive in ASP.NET MVC -

i working on test application student records. displaying in html table grid. convert value true or false active/inactive. 0 or 1 value male/female.

db

    [id]          int           identity (1, 1) not null,     [studentname] varchar (100) not null,     [rollno]      int           not null,     [address]     varchar (200) not null,     [sex]         int           not null,     [active]      bit           null,     primary key clustered ([id] asc) 

model

public class student     {         public student();          public bool? active { get; set; }         public string address { get; set; }         public int id { get; set; }         public int rollno { get; set; }         public int sex { get; set; }         public string studentname { get; set; }     } 

view

<div class="table-responsive">         <table class="table table-condensed table-bordered table-responsive table-hover" >             <thead>                 <tr>                     <th>student name</th>                     <th>student roll no</th>                     <th>student sex</th>                     <th>student address</th>                     <th>status</th>                 </tr>             </thead>             <tbody>                 @foreach (var item in model.students)                 {                     <tr>                         <td>@item.studentname</td>                         <td>@item.rollno</td>                         <td>@item.sex</td>                         <td>@item.address</td>                         <td>@item.active</td>                     </tr>                 }               </tbody>          </table> 

controller

[authorize]         public actionresult index()         {             schooldbentities db = new schooldbentities();             studentvm vm = new studentvm();             vm.students = db.students.tolist();             return view(vm);         } 

you can use ternary operator

 <td>@(item.active ? "active" : "inactive")</td>  <td>@(item.sex==1 ? "female" : "male")</td> 

if active property nullable bool, need check property null before doing value comparison.

<td>     @if (item.active!= null)     {         @(item.active.value ? html.raw("active") : html.raw("inactive"))     } </td> 

the above code render active or inactive based on value active property value if not null. if null , not print anything.

you can perhaps move helper method view cleaner.

edit : as per comment, want

if null or false 'inactive" else "active"

you can add null check before checking value 'true`

<td>@(item.active!=null && item.active.value ? "active" : "inactive")</td>