MVC model binding to nested classes

When I try and create a new 'Flow' class the nested classes ('Action') always come back as null in the controller So I have classes within classes like so: ``` public class Flow { private Action actionField private string nameField private bool enabledField ... } public class Action { private ActionSchedule actionScheduleField private ActionParameter actionParameterField private nameField } public class ActionSchedule ... ``` And a single create view for a 'Flow' ``` @model ProjectZeus.Models.Flow @using (Html.BeginForm()) { @Html.AntiForgeryToken() @Html.ValidationSummary(true) @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.name, new { @placeholder = "Flow name" }) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.name) @Html.LabelFor(model => model.enabled) @Html.EditorFor(model => model.enabled) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.enabled) @Html.Partial("FlowAction") ... ``` and then partial views for each of the subclasses ``` @model ProjectZeus.Models.FlowAction @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.name, new { @placeholder = "Action name" }) ... ``` I've tried creating instances of the classes and calling the view - error, I've tried creating instances of the classes in the views themselves - error, I've tried not using PartialViews: ``` @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.action.name, new { @placeholder = "Action name" }) ``` I've googled and googled and googleedddd but with no luck, help please!? Edit: Implementing a customer model binder seems like overkill. This page describes the same problem but the solution code won't compile for me ‘The name ‘helper’ does not exist in the current context’? - http://danielhalldev.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/partial-views-and-nested-mvc-model-binding/ Edit2: I changed the model defintions for brevity - the model is actually auto generated from an xsd: ``` /// <remarks/> [System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "4.0.30319.33440")] [System.SerializableAttribute()] [System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()] [System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")] [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)] public partial class D53ESBFlow { private D53ESBFlowAction actionField; [Required] private string nameField; ... private bool enabledField; /// <remarks/> public D53ESBFlowAction action { get { return this.actionField; } set { this.actionField = value; } } /// <remarks/> [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()] public string name { get { return this.nameField; } set { this.nameField = value; ``` Edit 3 (bump): It looks like the 'binder'is creating a property and not a class object?