I have a BeginForm with DataAnnotation on the model but they don't work properly.
model.cs
public class modelx
{
.....
[Required(AllowEmptyStrings = false, ErrorMessage = "Time_Step is required"]
public String time_step_serialization { get; set; }
.....
{
view.cs
<script text="text/javascript">
function OnSuccess() {
windows.location.href = '#Url.Action(.....);
}
</script>
<table class....>
#using (Ajax.BeginForm(.........., new AjaxOptions()
{
....
OnSuccess="OnSuccess"
}))
{
#Html.ValidationSummary()
<td>
#Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.time_step_serialization)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.time_step_serialization)
</td>
.....
</td>
}
</table>
Controller.cs
I don't want to check nothing server side.
I setted the right configuration on the web.config and I imported the right libraries js:
jquery-1.7.1.min.js
jquery.unobtrusive-ajax.min.js
jquery.validate.js
jquery.validate.unobtrusive.js
What is the problem?
The html generated at runtime for the field is:
<input data-val="true" data-val-required="Time_step is required" id="time_step_serialization" name="time_step_serialization" type="text" value>
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="time_step_serialization" data_valmsg_replace="true"></span>
Try to use valid before sending data.
function save(){
var valid = $("#FormName").valid();
if (!valid) return false;
// post data
}
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I am new in Asp.net MVC and i researched about Ajax.BeginForm but when i apply codes it did not work. Can you share very simple example with Ajax.Beginform with View, Controller, Model?
Thanks.
Simple example: Form with textbox and Search button.
If you write "name" into the textbox and submit form, it will brings you patients with "name" in table.
View:
#using (Ajax.BeginForm("GetPatients", "Patient", new AjaxOptions {//GetPatients is name of method in PatientController
InsertionMode = InsertionMode.Replace, //target element(#patientList) will be replaced
UpdateTargetId = "patientList",
LoadingElementId = "loader" // div with .gif loader - that is shown when data are loading
}))
{
string patient_Name = "";
#Html.EditorFor(x=>patient_Name) //text box with name and id, that it will pass to controller
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
}
#* ... *#
<div id="loader" class=" aletr" style="display:none">
Loading...<img src="~/Images/ajax-loader.gif" />
</div>
#Html.Partial("_patientList") #* this is view with patient table. Same view you will return from controller *#
_patientList.cshtml:
#model IEnumerable<YourApp.Models.Patient>
<table id="patientList" >
<tr>
<th>
#Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Name)
</th>
<th>
#Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Number)
</th>
</tr>
#foreach (var patient in Model) {
<tr>
<td>
#Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => patient.Name)
</td>
<td>
#Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => patient.Number)
</td>
</tr>
}
</table>
Patient.cs
public class Patient
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public int Number{ get; set; }
}
PatientController.cs
public PartialViewResult GetPatients(string patient_Name="")
{
var patients = yourDBcontext.Patients.Where(x=>x.Name.Contains(patient_Name))
return PartialView("_patientList", patients);
}
And also as TSmith said in comments, don´t forget to install jQuery Unobtrusive Ajax library through NuGet.
All This Work :)
Model
public partial class ClientMessage
{
public int IdCon { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Email { get; set; }
}
Controller
public class TestAjaxBeginFormController : Controller{
projectNameEntities db = new projectNameEntities();
public ActionResult Index(){
return View();
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult GetClientMessages(ClientMessage Vm) {
var model = db.ClientMessages.Where(x => x.Name.Contains(Vm.Name));
return PartialView("_PartialView", model);
}
}
View index.cshtml
#model projectName.Models.ClientMessage
#{
Layout = null;
}
<script src="~/Scripts/jquery-1.9.1.js"></script>
<script src="~/Scripts/jquery.unobtrusive-ajax.js"></script>
<script>
//\\\\\\\ JS retrun message SucccessPost or FailPost
function SuccessMessage() {
alert("Succcess Post");
}
function FailMessage() {
alert("Fail Post");
}
</script>
<h1>Page Index</h1>
#using (Ajax.BeginForm("GetClientMessages", "TestAjaxBeginForm", null , new AjaxOptions
{
HttpMethod = "POST",
OnSuccess = "SuccessMessage",
OnFailure = "FailMessage" ,
UpdateTargetId = "resultTarget"
}, new { id = "MyNewNameId" })) // set new Id name for Form
{
#Html.AntiForgeryToken()
#Html.EditorFor(x => x.Name)
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
}
<div id="resultTarget"> </div>
View _PartialView.cshtml
#model IEnumerable<projectName.Models.ClientMessage >
<table>
#foreach (var item in Model) {
<tr>
<td>#Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.IdCon)</td>
<td>#Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Name)</td>
<td>#Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Email)</td>
</tr>
}
</table>
Besides the previous post instructions, I had to install the package Microsoft.jQuery.Unobtrusive.Ajax and add to the view the following line
<script src="#Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.unobtrusive-ajax.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
Anyone know of any step by step tutorials on how to upload/display images from a database using Entity Framework? I've checked out code snippets, but I'm still not clear on how it works. I have no code, because aside from writing an upload form, I'm lost. Any (and I mean any) help is greatly appreciated.
On a sidenote, why don't any books cover this topic? I have both Pro ASP.NET MVC 4 and Professional MVC4, and they make no mention of it.
Have a look at the following
#using (Html.BeginForm("FileUpload", "Home", FormMethod.Post,
new { enctype = "multipart/form-data" }))
{
<label for="file">Upload Image:</label>
<input type="file" name="file" id="file" style="width: 100%;" />
<input type="submit" value="Upload" class="submit" />
}
your controller should have action method which would accept HttpPostedFileBase;
public ActionResult FileUpload(HttpPostedFileBase file)
{
if (file != null)
{
string pic = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
string path = System.IO.Path.Combine(
Server.MapPath("~/images/profile"), pic);
// file is uploaded
file.SaveAs(path);
// save the image path path to the database or you can send image
// directly to database
// in-case if you want to store byte[] ie. for DB
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
file.InputStream.CopyTo(ms);
byte[] array = ms.GetBuffer();
}
}
// after successfully uploading redirect the user
return RedirectToAction("actionname", "controller name");
}
Update 1
In case you want to upload files using jQuery with asynchornously, then try this article.
the code to handle the server side (for multiple upload) is;
try
{
HttpFileCollection hfc = HttpContext.Current.Request.Files;
string path = "/content/files/contact/";
for (int i = 0; i < hfc.Count; i++)
{
HttpPostedFile hpf = hfc[i];
if (hpf.ContentLength > 0)
{
string fileName = "";
if (Request.Browser.Browser == "IE")
{
fileName = Path.GetFileName(hpf.FileName);
}
else
{
fileName = hpf.FileName;
}
string fullPathWithFileName = path + fileName;
hpf.SaveAs(Server.MapPath(fullPathWithFileName));
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw ex;
}
this control also return image name (in a javascript call back) which then you can use it to display image in the DOM.
UPDATE 2
Alternatively, you can try Async File Uploads in MVC 4.
Here is a short tutorial:
Model:
namespace ImageUploadApp.Models
{
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public partial class Image
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string ImagePath { get; set; }
}
}
View:
Create:
#model ImageUploadApp.Models.Image
#{
ViewBag.Title = "Create";
}
<h2>Create</h2>
#using (Html.BeginForm("Create", "Image", null, FormMethod.Post,
new { enctype = "multipart/form-data" })) {
#Html.AntiForgeryToken()
#Html.ValidationSummary(true)
<fieldset>
<legend>Image</legend>
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.ImagePath)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
<input id="ImagePath" title="Upload a product image"
type="file" name="file" />
</div>
<p><input type="submit" value="Create" /></p>
</fieldset>
}
<div>
#Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Index")
</div>
#section Scripts {
#Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryval")
}
Index (for display):
#model IEnumerable<ImageUploadApp.Models.Image>
#{
ViewBag.Title = "Index";
}
<h2>Index</h2>
<p>
#Html.ActionLink("Create New", "Create")
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<th>
#Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.ImagePath)
</th>
</tr>
#foreach (var item in Model) {
<tr>
<td>
#Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.ImagePath)
</td>
<td>
#Html.ActionLink("Edit", "Edit", new { id=item.ID }) |
#Html.ActionLink("Details", "Details", new { id=item.ID }) |
#Ajax.ActionLink("Delete", "Delete", new {id = item.ID} })
</td>
</tr>
}
</table>
Controller (Create)
public ActionResult Create(Image img, HttpPostedFileBase file)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
if (file != null)
{
file.SaveAs(HttpContext.Server.MapPath("~/Images/")
+ file.FileName);
img.ImagePath = file.FileName;
}
db.Image.Add(img);
db.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
return View(img);
}
Hope this will help :)
<input type="file" id="picfile" name="picf" />
<input type="text" id="txtName" style="width: 144px;" />
$("#btncatsave").click(function () {
var Name = $("#txtName").val();
var formData = new FormData();
var totalFiles = document.getElementById("picfile").files.length;
var file = document.getElementById("picfile").files[0];
formData.append("FileUpload", file);
formData.append("Name", Name);
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: '/Category_Subcategory/Save_Category',
data: formData,
dataType: 'json',
contentType: false,
processData: false,
success: function (msg) {
alert(msg);
},
error: function (error) {
alert("errror");
}
});
});
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Save_Category()
{
string Name=Request.Form[1];
if (Request.Files.Count > 0)
{
HttpPostedFileBase file = Request.Files[0];
}
}
I have the following GET and POST action methods:-
public ActionResult Create(int visitid)
{
VisitLabResult vlr = new VisitLabResult();
vlr.DateTaken = DateTime.Now;
ViewBag.LabTestID = new SelectList(repository.FindAllLabTest(), "LabTestID", "Description");
return View();
}
//
// POST: /VisitLabResult/Create
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(VisitLabResult visitlabresult, int visitid)
{
try
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
visitlabresult.VisitID = visitid;
repository.AddVisitLabResult(visitlabresult);
repository.Save();
return RedirectToAction("Edit", "Visit", new { id = visitid });
}
}
catch (DbUpdateException) {
ModelState.AddModelError(string.Empty, "The Same test Type might have been already created,, go back to the Visit page to see the avilalbe Lab Tests");
}
ViewBag.LabTestID = new SelectList(repository.FindAllLabTest(), "LabTestID", "Description", visitlabresult.LabTestID);
return View(visitlabresult);
}
Currently the view display the associated fields to create only one object,, but how i can define list of objects instead of one object to be able to quickly add for example 10 objects at the same “Create” request.
My Create view look like:-
#model Medical.Models.VisitLabResult
#{
ViewBag.Title = "Create";
}
<h2>Create</h2>
#section scripts{
<script src="#Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="#Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
}
#using (Html.BeginForm())
{
#Html.ValidationSummary(true)
<fieldset>
<legend>VisitLabResult</legend>
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.LabTestID, "LabTest")
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.DropDownList("LabTestID", String.Empty)
Your viewModel
public class LabResult
{
public int ResultId { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
//rest of the properties
}
Your controller
public class LabController : Controller
{
//
// GET: /Lab/ns
public ActionResult Index()
{
var lst = new List<LabResult>();
lst.Add(new LabResult() { Name = "Pravin", ResultId = 1 });
lst.Add(new LabResult() { Name = "Pradeep", ResultId = 2 });
return View(lst);
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult EditAll(ICollection<LabResult> results)
{
//savr results here
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
}
Your view
#model IList<MvcApplication2.Models.LabResult>
#using (Html.BeginForm("EditAll", "Lab", FormMethod.Post))
{
<table>
<tr>
<th>
ResultId
</th>
<th>
Name
</th>
</tr>
#for (int item = 0; item < Model.Count(); item++)
{
<tr>
<td>
#Html.TextBoxFor(modelItem => Model[item].ResultId)
</td>
<td>
#Html.TextBoxFor(modelItem => Model[item].Name)
</td>
</tr>
}
</table>
<input type="submit" value="Edit All" />
}
Your view will be rendered as follows, this array based naming convention makes it possible for Defaultbinder to convert it into ICollection as a first parameter of action EditAll
<tr>
<td>
<input name="[0].ResultId" type="text" value="1" />
</td>
<td>
<input name="[0].Name" type="text" value="Pravin" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<input name="[1].ResultId" type="text" value="2" />
</td>
<td>
<input name="[1].Name" type="text" value="Pradeep" />
</td>
</tr>
If I understand your question correctly,
you want to change your view to be a list of your model object #model List, then using a loop or however you wish to do it, create however many editors you need to for each object
then in your controller your receiving parameter of create will be a list of your model instead too.
I have a dropdownlist which lists Country names
When user select any country from dropdown list.Based on the country selection, I need data(AgencyName, AgencyAddr,Pincode) to be loaded from database and fill the TextBoxs on the right side.The selected country in the dropdown should remain selected.
on selection change of dropdownlist ,I do not want the entire page to postback .Please help me
Here is my EF4 - ModelClasses
public class Country
{
public int CountryID { get; set; }
public string CountryName { get; set; }
}
public class AgencyInfo
{
public int CountryID { get; set; }
public string AgencyName { get; set; }
public string AgencyAddr { get; set; }
public int Pincode { get; set; }
}
Here is my MVC4 razor page Index.cshtml
#using (Ajax.BeginForm(
"Index",
"Home",
new AjaxOptions { UpdateTargetId = "result" }
))
{
#Html.DropDownList("SelectedCountryId", Model.CountryList, "(Select one event)")
}
<div id=’result’>
<fieldset>
<legend>Country Details: </legend>
<div>
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<span>Country Name </span>
<br />
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.Countries.Name)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model. Countries.Name)
</td>
<td>
<span>Agency Name </span>
<br />
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.AgencyInfo.AgencyName)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.AgencyInfo.AgencyName)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<span>Address Info </span>
<br />
#Html.EditorFor(model => model. AgencyInfo.Address)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model. AgencyInfo.Address)
</td>
<td>
<span>Pin Code </span>
<br />
#Html.EditorFor(model => model. AgencyInfo.PinCode)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model. AgencyInfo.PinCode)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<input type="submit" value="Modify" /><input type="submit" value="Delete" />
</td>
<td>
<input type="submit" value="Save" /><input type="submit" value="View Resources" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</fieldset>
</div > #end of result div#
Any suggestions ? Thank you
You want to use ajax.
Add an event handler to monitor the selection change. When the drop down changes, get the current country and send the ajax request. When the ajax request returns update the DOM with jQuery.
Example view:
<p id="output"></p>
<select id="dropDown"><option>Option 1</option>
<option>Option 2</option></select>
<script src="../../Scripts/jquery-1.5.1.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#dropDown").change(function () {
var selection = $("#dropDown").val();
var dataToSend = {
country: selection
};
$.ajax({
url: "home/getInfo",
data: dataToSend,
success: function (data) {
$("#output").text("server returned:" + data.agent);
}
});
});
});
</script>
Example controller method:
public class HomeController : Controller
{
[HttpGet]
public JsonResult GetInfo(string country)
{
return Json(new { agent = country, other = "Blech" }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
}
Some other examples:
adding a controller method to handle ajax request:
http://www.cleancode.co.nz/blog/739/ajax-aspnet-mvc-3
calling ajax and updating DOM:
http://www.w3schools.com/jquery/tryit.asp?filename=tryjquery_ajax2
I have a view with a couple of partial views that I bind to my model. For some reason, when I post, the model is empty, and I am not sure why.
Below is my ViewModel.
public class IndexViewModel
{
public bool AdvancedSearchOption { get; set; }
public bool ForceAdvanced { get; set; }
public bool ForceSimple { get; set; }
public string SimpleSearchCriteria { get; set; }
public string CustomerNumberCriteria { get; set; }
public string AccountNumberCriteria { get; set; }
public string NameCriteria { get; set; }
public string PhoneNumberCriteria { get; set; }
}
Here is my controller. I am filling in all the values of the viewmodel because I wanted to see if the values got to the partial views. They do get there, so it is just on the post that I am having issues.
public class HomeController : Controller
{
private ISecurityRepository SecurityRep;
public HomeController(ISecurityRepository repo)
{
SecurityRep = repo;
}
public ActionResult Index()
{
IndexViewModel temp = new IndexViewModel();
temp.AdvancedSearchOption = SecurityRep.DefaultToAdvancedSearch(User.Identity.Name);
temp.ForceAdvanced = false;
temp.ForceSimple = false;
temp.SimpleSearchCriteria = "Testing";
temp.AccountNumberCriteria = "Acct";
temp.CustomerNumberCriteria = "Cust";
temp.NameCriteria = "Name";
temp.PhoneNumberCriteria = "Phone";
return View(temp);
}
public ActionResult SimpleSearch()
{
IndexViewModel temp = new IndexViewModel();
temp.AdvancedSearchOption = SecurityRep.DefaultToAdvancedSearch(User.Identity.Name);
temp.ForceAdvanced = false;
temp.ForceSimple = true;
temp.SimpleSearchCriteria = "Testing";
temp.AccountNumberCriteria = "Acct";
temp.CustomerNumberCriteria = "Cust";
temp.NameCriteria = "Name";
temp.PhoneNumberCriteria = "Phone";
return View("Index",temp);
}
public ActionResult AdvancedSearch()
{
IndexViewModel temp = new IndexViewModel();
temp.AdvancedSearchOption = SecurityRep.DefaultToAdvancedSearch(User.Identity.Name);
temp.ForceAdvanced = true;
temp.ForceSimple = false;
temp.SimpleSearchCriteria = "Testing";
temp.AccountNumberCriteria= "Acct";
temp.CustomerNumberCriteria= "Cust";
temp.NameCriteria= "Name";
temp.PhoneNumberCriteria = "Phone";
return View("Index", temp);
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Index(IndexViewModel vm, FormCollection formCollection)
{
return View();
}
}
Here is my view
#model TRIOSoftware.Magnum.Models.IndexViewModel
#{
ViewBag.Title = "Search";
}
#if ((#Model.AdvancedSearchOption && #Model.ForceSimple != true) || #Model.ForceAdvanced == true)
{
#Html.Partial("AdvancedSearch")
}
else
{
#Html.Partial("SimpleSearch")
}
Here is my SimpleSearch partial view. I think if I can get this one working, the other will follow the same path. I do the post in the partial and I use jQuery to do it. I am not sure if either of these things could cause me issues or not. I only have all the hidden items in there because I didn't know if not having them was causing my issues.
#model TRIOSoftware.Magnum.Models.IndexViewModel
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#DefaultDiv").find("#DefaultAdvanced").click(function () {
$.post("DefaultSimple");
});
$("#SearchSection").find("#SearchButton").click(function () {
$.post("");
});
});
</script>
#using (Html.BeginForm("Index","Home"))
{
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.ForceAdvanced)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.AdvancedSearchOption)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.ForceSimple)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.AccountNumberCriteria)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.CustomerNumberCriteria)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.NameCriteria)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.PhoneNumberCriteria)
<div id="DefaultDiv" style="float:right">
<a id="DefaultAdvanced" href="#" class="ButtonClass">Default Simple Search</a>
</div>
<div style="clear:both; margin: auto; width: 800px">
<img src="../../Content/images/TRIO_transparent_image.gif"; alt="TRIO Software"; style="margin-left:150px; clear:left"/>
<div style="clear:left; float: left" class="SearchText">
#Html.Label("What's your inquiry?:")
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.SimpleSearchCriteria, new { style = "width: 400px" })
</div>
<div id="SearchSection" style="float: left" class="SearchText">
<img src="../../Content/images/Search.gif"; alt="Search"; style="float:left" />
</div>
<p style="clear:left;margin-left:400px">
#Html.ActionLink("Advanced Search", "AdvancedSearch", null, new { style = "clear:left" })
</p>
</div>
}
Here is the HTML code when viewing the simple search partial view:
<div id="main">
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#DefaultDiv").find("#DefaultAdvanced").click(function () {
$.post("DefaultSimple");
});
$("#SearchSection").find("#SearchButton").click(function () {
$.post("");
});
});
</script>
<form method="post" action="/">
<input type="hidden" value="False" name="ForceAdvanced" id="ForceAdvanced" data-val-required="The ForceAdvanced field is required." data-val="true">
<input type="hidden" value="False" name="AdvancedSearchOption" id="AdvancedSearchOption" data-val-required="The AdvancedSearchOption field is required." data-val="true">
<input type="hidden" value="False" name="ForceSimple" id="ForceSimple" data-val-required="The ForceSimple field is required." data-val="true">
<input type="hidden" value="Acct" name="AccountNumberCriteria" id="AccountNumberCriteria">
<input type="hidden" value="Cust" name="CustomerNumberCriteria" id="CustomerNumberCriteria">
<input type="hidden" value="Name" name="NameCriteria" id="NameCriteria">
<input type="hidden" value="Phone" name="PhoneNumberCriteria" id="PhoneNumberCriteria">
<div style="float:right" id="DefaultDiv">
<a class="ButtonClass ui-button ui-widget ui-state-default ui-corner-all ui-button-text-only" href="#" id="DefaultAdvanced" role="button"><span class="ui-button-text">Default Simple Search</span></a>
</div>
<div style="clear:both; margin: auto; width: 800px">
<img style="margin-left:150px; clear:left" alt="TRIO Software" ;="" src="../../Content/images/TRIO_transparent_image.gif">
<div class="SearchText" style="clear:left; float: left">
<label for="What_s_your_inquiry_:">What's your inquiry?:</label>
<input type="text" value="Testing" name="SimpleSearchCriteria" id="SimpleSearchCriteria" class="text-box single-line">
</div>
<div class="SearchText" style="float: left" id="SearchSection">
<a class="ButtonClass ui-button ui-widget ui-state-default ui-corner-all ui-button-text-only" id="SearchButton" ;="" href="#" role="button"><span class="ui-button-text"><img style="float:left" alt="Search" ;="" src="../../Content/images/Search.gif"></span></a>
</div>
<p style="clear:left;margin-left:400px">
<a style="clear:left" href="/Home/AdvancedSearch">Advanced Search</a>
</p>
</div>
</form>
</div>
How do I fix this problem?
Although you're selecting a partial to render, you're not passing it the model. There's an overloaded version of Html.Partial that takes a second argument that allows you to pass a model to it:
#Html.Partial("ViewName", Model);
So in your case, you'd use this:
#if ((Model.AdvancedSearchOption && Model.ForceSimple != true) || Model.ForceAdvanced == true)
{
#Html.Partial("AdvancedSearch", Model)
}
else
{
#Html.Partial("SimpleSearch", Model)
}
Also notice how I've removed the #s you were prefixing Model with. To better understand why, please see Introduction to ASP.NET Web Programming Using the Razor Syntax and a small reference for this same topic written by Phil Haack here.
I think #john-h hit the nail on the head with his answer. However, you might want to reduce the complexity you've created for yourself.
1) Since both ForceSimple and ForceAdvanced are Boolean, it would be assumed that when ForceAdvanced is true, then it's not "Simple", right? I'm not sure what other logic you have here.
2) Rather than creating two views and "posting" back to get the correct one, why not just use a parameter to set the search type? Or evaluate the security to set which one the user can execute. Here's an example:
Controller Actions:
//id is the search type: true is Advanced
public ActionResult Search(bool id) {
IndexViewModel viewModel = new IndexViewModel {
/* Do whatever logic here */
ForceAdvanced = (id) ? false : true,
AdvancedSearchOption = id
};
return View("search", viewModel);
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Search(IndexViewModel model) {
//model.SimpleSearchCriteria = "Testing";
//model.PhoneNumberCriteria = "Phone";
return View("search", model);
}
Search View:
#using (#Html.BeginForm(new { id = #Model.AdvancedSearchOption })) {
<div style="clear:left; float: left" class="SearchText">
#Html.Label("What's your inquiry?:")
#if (Model.AdvancedSearchOption) {
<div>
#* if you really want, load your partial views here *#
<span>#Html.LabelFor(m => m.NameCriteria)</span>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.NameCriteria, new { style = "width: 400px" })
<span>#Html.LabelFor(m => m.PhoneNumberCriteria)</span>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.PhoneNumberCriteria, new { style = "width: 400px" })
</div>
}
else {
#* if you really want, load your partial views here *#
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.SimpleSearchCriteria, new { style = "width: 400px" })
}
</div>
<div>
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
</div>
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.ForceAdvanced)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.AdvancedSearchOption)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.ForceSimple)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.AccountNumberCriteria)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.CustomerNumberCriteria)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.NameCriteria)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.PhoneNumberCriteria)
}
I had tried explicitly sending in the model to the partials with no luck. I believe that the partial views get the parent model by default if nothing is specified, so all I needed to do was to specify the model type in my partials, and I got the information.
I finally figured it out with a lot of trial and error. My issue was being caused by me trying to use jQuery to do a post. There must be some other things you need to do to update your model doing it this way. Once I changed it out and put an input control on the form for the post, I got all my data back from the parent and partial view in the controller.