Using Jquery to collect data, use data to get a Partial View from the controller, and append the passed information to the end of a page - ajax

Question

I am attempting to append a partial view to the end of my 'currently displayed page' when a selection from a dropdown menu is chosen.
This is the dropdown from my view:
<div>
#Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.DropDownInfo, Model.Info, "DefaultSelection")
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Courses)
</div>
I am in most need here in my Jquery. What do I need to do to append the PartialView that is returned by my controller (pasted below)? My current Jquery:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#DropDownInfo").change(function() {
var strSelected = "";
$("#DropDownInfo option:selected").each(function() {
strSelected += $(this)[0].value;
});
var url = "/Controller/PreFillMethod/?MethodString=" + strSelected;
$.post(url, function(data) {
//*****
// Assuming everything else is correct,
// what do I do here to have my partial view returned
// at the end of the currently displayed page?
//*****
});
});
});
This is the part of my controller that replies with a PartialView (I want the string from the dropdown selection to be passed into this controller to ultimately be used to fill in a field in the PartialView's form) :
public PartialViewResult PreFillCourse(string selectedFromDropDown)
{
ViewBag.selectedString = selectedFromDropDown;
MyViewModel preFill = new MyViewModel
{
Title = selectedFromDropDown, // I am using this to pre-fill a field in a form
};
return PartialView("_PartialViewForm", preFill);
}
The Partial View (in the case that it matters):
#using (Html.BeginForm()) {
#Html.ValidationSummary(true)
<fieldset>
<legend>CourseTemplates</legend>
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.Title)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.Title)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Title)
</div>
<p>
<input type="submit" value="Create" />
</p>
</fieldset>
}
I am open to suggestions if I am approaching the situation entirely incorrectly.
My goal is to have a user select a 'template' from the drop-down menu and have that template's data autopopulate into a form below the drop-down.
My Jquery is very rough - I am using this post as a guide

Answer 1

you should have a div in your view
<div id ="divToAppend">
</div>
then append the partial view to your div
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#DropDownInfo").change(function() {
var strSelected = "";
$("#DropDownInfo option:selected").each(function() {
strSelected += $(this)[0].value;
});
var url = "/Controller/PreFillMethod/?MethodString=" + strSelected;
$.post(url, function(data) {
$('#divToAppend').html(data);
//*****
// Assuming everything else is correct,
// what do I do here to have my partial view returned
// at the end of the currently displayed page?
//*****
});
});
});