How can I post a list then access it in my controller? - asp.net-mvc-3

Question

I created a list property in my model like so
public virtual List<String> listOfDays { get; set; }
then I converted and stored it in the list like this:
for (int i = 0; i < 30 i++)
{
var enrollment = new Enrollment();
enrollment.StudentID = id;
enrollment.listOfDays = searchString.ToList();
db.Enrollments.Add(enrollment);
db.SaveChanges();
}
I put a breakpoint here... enrollment.listOfDays = searchString.ToList(); ... and all is well. I see that the conversion was performed and I can see the values in listOfDays.
So I thought I would find a column in my database called listOfDays since I'm doing code first but the property is not there.
Then I thought I'd try accessing it anyway like this...
var classdays = from e in db.Enrollments where e.StudentID == id select e.listOfDays;
var days = classdays.ToList();
//here I get an error message about this not being supported in Linq.
Questions:
Why do you think the property was not in the database?
How can I post this array to my model then access it in a controller?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks to Decker: http://forums.asp.net/members/Decker%20Dong%20-%20MSFT.aspx
Here’s how it works:
Using form collection here…
In [HttpPost]…
private void Update (FormCollection formCollection, int id)
for (int sc = 0; sc < theSelectedCourses.Count(); sc++)
{
var enrollment = new Enrollment();
enrollment.CourseID = Convert.ToInt32(theSelectedCourses[sc]);
enrollment.StudentID = id;
enrollment.listOfDays = formCollection["searchString"] ;//bind this as a string instead of a list or array.
Then in [HttpGet]…
private void PopulateAssignedenrolledData(Student student, int id)
{
var dayList = from e in db.Enrollments where e.StudentID == id select e;
var days = dayList.ToList();
if (days.Count > 0)
{
string dl = days.FirstOrDefault().listOfDays;
string[] listofdays = dl.Split(',');
ViewBag.classDay = listofdays.ToList();
}

Answer 1

Thanks to Decker: http://forums.asp.net/members/Decker%20Dong%20-%20MSFT.aspx
Here’s how it works:
Using form collection here…
In [HttpPost]…
private void Update (FormCollection formCollection, int id)
for (int sc = 0; sc < theSelectedCourses.Count(); sc++)
{
var enrollment = new Enrollment();
enrollment.CourseID = Convert.ToInt32(theSelectedCourses[sc]);
enrollment.StudentID = id;
enrollment.listOfDays = formCollection["searchString"] ;//bind this as a string instead of a list or array.
Then in [HttpGet]…
private void PopulateAssignedenrolledData(Student student, int id)
{
var dayList = from e in db.Enrollments where e.StudentID == id select e;
var days = dayList.ToList();
if (days.Count > 0)
{
string dl = days.FirstOrDefault().listOfDays;
string[] listofdays = dl.Split(',');
ViewBag.classDay = listofdays.ToList();
}