asp.net mvc - I have second Model I am trying to fill in a View and return. MVC 5 -

i start in controller

viewbag.emailstuff = new emailstuff(); 

then in view, try model because view based on different one.

 @{var es = viewbag.emailstuff emailstuff;}   @using (html.beginform("contactstore", "store", formmethod.post, new {emailstuff=es)) 

and have validaton working these 2 fields, fires if empty

@html.editorfor(m => es.eventname) @html.validationmessagefor(m => es.eventname, "", new { @class = "text-danger-yellow" }) <br />  @html.editorfor(m => es.messagebody) @html.validationmessagefor(m => es.messagebody, "", new { @class = "text-danger-yellow" }) 

but can't figure out how values controller if fields have info in them.

at controller, model referencing returns nulls both inputs though dataannotations works.

i know hack. i'm trying away forms collection , learn how use models. view using different model 1 trying validate. @ top of view can see different model has nothing 2 fields sending emailer.

@model stores.models.vprofiles @using microsoft.aspnet.identity @using microsoft.aspnet.identity.entityframework @using stores.models   

here info supposed coming in:

public actionresult contactstore(emailstuff emailstuff) { 

here model:

    public class emailstuff     {         [required(errormessage = "enter event name")]         public string eventname { get; set; }         [required(errormessage = "you need enter message")]         public string messagebody { get; set; }       } } 

i'll burned in hell spaghetti, i'm hoping there easy solution missing (besides glueing several views together).

just @stephen said return same model view like;

var emailstuff = new emailstuff(); emailstuff = viewbag.emailstuff; return view(emailstuff); 

and in view use this.

@html.editorfor(m => m.eventname) @html.validationmessagefor(m => m.eventname, "", new { @class = "text-danger-yellow" }) 

after should getting data want @ controller side when post form.