How are you rendering the table?
One option is to use TempData. Store the identifier of the added item in TempData and check for the identifier when rendering the table.
ItemController:
// POST: /Item/Create
[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult Create([Bind(Include="Id,Name")] Item item)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
db.Items.Add(item);
db.SaveChanges();
TempData["AddedItemId"] = item.Id;
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
return View(item);
}
Item view:
<!-- Views\Item\Index.cshtml -->
<table class="table">
<tr>
<th>
@Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Name)
</th>
<th></th>
</tr>
@foreach (var item in Model)
{
var className = "";
if (TempData["AddedItemId"] != null && (int)TempData["AddedItemId"] == item.Id)
{
className = "alert-info";
}
<tr class="@className">
<td>
@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Name)
</td>
<td>
@Html.ActionLink("Edit", "Edit", new { id = item.Id }) |
@Html.ActionLink("Details", "Details", new { id = item.Id }) |
@Html.ActionLink("Delete", "Delete", new { id = item.Id })
</td>
</tr>
}
</table>