Is't possible to get access to <ul> and <li> during submiting form - asp.net-mvc-3

Question

I have view with controller. I would like to know if it is possible to get access to ul and li? I don't want to do ajax call and pass these elements as parameters. Li elements are added on client side dynamically. this.Request.Form show me only 'name' variable without 'list'. Any advices?
<form action="#Url.Action("Filter")" method="POST">
<ul data-role="listview" data-inset="true" data-filter="false" name="list">
#foreach (var item in #Model.Items)
{
<li value="#item">#item</li>
}
</ul>
<input type="text" name="name"/>
<inpu type="submit" value="Filter"/>
</form>
and controller:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Filter(string name, List<string> list)
{
// working with list
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
thanks

Answer 1

No,
It is not possible to access <ul> and <li> on post back.
BTW, the following code is generates <li> on server not on client
#foreach (var item in #Model.Items)
{
<li value="#item">#item</li>
}
If you wish to access Items (#item) on server, there are other ways to get those that do not require access to <ul> or <li>
For instance, you can emit a hidden (#Html.HiddenFor) element in each <li> in your loop.

Answer 2

You can try the following.
I'm not sure what your view model looks like, but it seems like a list of string values? So then it will look like this in your view model:
public class YourViewModel
{
public List<string> Items { get; set; }
}
In your view try the following:
<ul>
#for (int i = 0; i < Model.Items.Count(); i++)
{
<li>
#Html.DisplayFor(x => x.Items[i])
#Html.HiddenFor(x => x.Items[i])
</li>
}
</ul>
When you post then these items should still be in the list.
It might not be a perfect solution but it can guide you on the right track.
I hope this helps.