how to store value in database selected in dropdown list - asp.net-mvc-3

this is my action of controller class
public ActionResult checking()
{
rikuEntities db = new rikuEntities();
IEnumerable<SelectListItem> items = db.emp.Select(c => new SelectListItem
{
Value = c.name,
Text = c.name
});
ViewBag.saan = items;
return View();
}
Now i want to use this dropdownlist value in my UserCreate.cshtml.
when i select a value from dropdownlist values and press submit then that value should store in another table student.
please suggest me what should i do for it ?

First of all you need to define your form:
using (Html.BeginForm())
{
#HTML.DropDownList("SomeName", (SelectList)ViewBag.saan)
<input type="submit" value="save" />
}
Then in your post controller:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult checking(string SomeName)
{
...
}

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MVC3 Postback doesn't have modified data

So I have the following code:
#model Project.Models.ViewModels.SomeViewModel
#using (Html.BeginForm("SomeAction", "SomeController", new { id = Model.Id}))
{
for(int i = 0; i < Model.SomeCollection.Count(); i++)
{
#Html.HiddenFor(x => Model.SomeCollection.ElementAt(i).Id)
<div class="grid_6">
#Html.TextAreaFor(x => Model.SomeCollection.ElementAt(i).Text, new { #style = "height:150px", #class = "grid_6 input" })
</div>
}
<div class="grid_6 alpha omega">
<input type="submit" value="Next" class="grid_6 alpha omega button drop_4 gravity_5" />
</div>
}
On the Controller Side I have the following:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SomeAction(int id, SomeViewModel model)
{
return PartialView("_SomeOtherView", new SomeOtherViewModel(id));
}
My View Model is set up like this:
public class SomeViewModel
{
public SomeViewModel()
{
}
public IEnumerable<ItemViewModel> SomeCollection { get; set; }
}
public class ItemViewModel{
public ItemViewModel(){}
public int Id {get;set;}
public string Text{get;set;}
}
The SomeCollection is always empty when SomeAction if performed. What do I have to do in order to show the updated values by users. Text Property and Id field.
Use an EditorTemplate
Create an EditorTemplate folder under your Views/YourcontrollerName and create a view with name ItemViewModel.cshtml
And Have this code in that file
#model Project.Models.ViewModels.ItemViewModel
<p>
#Html.EditorFor(x => x.Text)
#Html.HiddenFor(x=>x.Id)
</p>
Now from your Main view, call it like this
#model Project.Models.ViewModels.SomeViewModel
#using (Html.BeginForm("SomeAction", "Home", new { id = Model.Id}))
{
#Html.EditorFor(s=>s.SomeCollection)
<div class="grid_6 alpha omega">
<input type="submit" value="Next" class="grid_6 alpha omega button drop_4 gravity_5" />
</div>
}
Now in your HTTPPOST method will be filled with values.
I am not sure what you want to do with the values( returning the partial view ?) So not making any comments about that.
I am not sure you have posted all the code.
Your action method does not do anything, since it returns a partial view (for some reason from a post call, not an ajax request) using a new model object.
Your effectively passing a model back to the action and then discarding it, and returning a new model object. This is the reason your collection is always empty, its never set anywhere.
Well, for one thing, why do you have both the model AND id, a property of model, sent back to the controller? Doesn't that seem a bit redundant? Also, you're using a javascript for loop in the view. It'd be much easier to just use #foreach.
Anyway, your problem is that when you tell an action to accept a model, it looks in the post for values with keys matching the names of each of the properties of the model. So, lets say we have following model:
public class Employee
{
public string Name;
public int ID;
public string Position;
}
and if I'm passing it back like this:
#using(Html.BeginForm("SomeAction", "SomeController"))
{
<input type="text" name = "name" [...] /> //in your case HtmlHelper is doing this for you, but same thing
<input type="number" name = "id" [...] />
<input type="submit" name = "position" [...] />
}
To pass this model back to a controller, I'd have to do this:
Accepting a Model
//MVC matches attribute names to form values
public ActionResult SomethingPosted(Employee emp)
{
//
}
Accepting a collection of values
//MVC matches parameter names to form values
public ActionResult SomethingPosted(string name, int id, string postion)
{
//
}
or this:
Accepting a FormCollection
//same thing as first one, but without a strongly-typed model
public ActionResult SomethingPosted(FormCollection empValues)
{
//
}
So, here's a better version of your code.
Your new view
#model Project.Models.ViewModels.SomeViewModel
#{
using (Html.BeginForm("SomeAction", "SomeController", new { id = Model.Id}))
{
foreach(var item in Model)
{
#Html.HiddenFor(item.Id)
<div class="grid_6">
#Html.TextAreaFor(item.Text, new { #style = "height:150px", #class = "grid_6 input" })
</div>
}
<div class="grid_6 alpha omega">
<input type="submit" value="Next" class="grid_6 alpha omega button drop_4 gravity_5" />
</div>
}
}
Your new action
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SomeAction(int Id, string Text)
{
//do stuff with id and text
return PartialView("_SomeOtherView", new SomeOtherViewModel(id));
}
or
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SomeAction(IEnumerable<ItemViewModel> SomeCollection) //can't use someviewmodel, because it doesn't (directly) *have* members called "Id" and "Text"
{
//do stuff with id and text
return PartialView("_SomeOtherView", new SomeOtherViewModel(id));
}

checkbox values back to controller using htmlhelpers

I have the below code in my VIEW, and thereafter a submit button. I do have many of these checkboxes in my view, so that the user can click on as many as he wishes.
#Html.CheckBox("code" + l_code, false, new { Value = #item.expertiseCode })
In my controller i have the fll., which is the HTTPPost method
public ActionResult RegisterSP(RegisterModel model, FormCollection collection)
However, when debugging, i see that ALL the checkboxes are being passed back to the controller, and not just the ones that were clicked on. I just want the ones that were clicked on and ignore the rest for i need to add these to the DB. Also, the checbox values passed in contains TRUE/FALSE. Because of this the false value is also being added to the DB. If i use the below method (not using the htmlHelper), i dont have the above problem. But i wud like to use the htmlHelper:
<input type="checkbox" name="code#(l_code)" value="#item.expertiseCode" />
IF you have a collection of Checkboxes, Create a ViewModel like this
public class ExpertiseCodeViewModel
{
public string Name { set;get;}
public int ExpertiseId { set;get;}
public bool IsSelected { set;get;}
}
Now In your main ViewModel, Add a collection of this as a property
public class UserViewModel
{
public List<ExpertiseCodeViewModel > Expertises{ set; get; }
public UserViewModel()
{
if(this.Expertises==null)
this.Expertises=new List<ExpertiseCodeViewModel>();
}
}
And in your create an editor template called ExpertiseCodeViewModel
#model ExpertiseCodeViewModel
#Html.CheckBoxFor(x => x.IsSelected)
#Html.LabelFor(x => x.IsSelected, Model.Name)
#Html.HiddenFor(x => x.ExpertiseId )
Include this in your Main View
#model UserViewModel
#using (Html.BeginForm())
{
//other elements
#Html.EditorFor(m=>m.Expertises)
<input type="submit" value="Save" />
}
In your HTTPPost Action method,
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Save(UserViewModel model)
{
List<int> items=new List<int>();
foreach (ExpertiseCodeViewModel objItem in model.Expertises)
{
if (objPVM.IsSelected)
{
//you can get the selected item id here
items.Add(objItem.ExpertiseId);
}
}
}
Try
#Html.CheckBox("code" + l_code, false, new { #value = item.expertiseCode })
or
string name = "code" + l_code;
#Html.CheckBox(name, false, new { #value = item.expertiseCode })

Using submit and text to pass a value to a controller

I am a begginer with asp.net mvc 3. I want to create a page where an user can enter a search item and retrieve the data from database. I have created the database. I have created the controller which is:
public ActionResult SearchIndex(string id)
{
string searchString=id;
var search = from m in db.Searches
select m;
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(searchString))
{
search = search.Where(s => s.Name.Contains(searchString));
}
return View(search);
}
I want to pass the value from view page to the above controller. What should be the code in view page to enter an item to search from above mentioned controller?
So create your view with a form inside... something like this:
#using (Html.BeginForm())
{
<label>Search:</label>
<input type="text" name="searchString" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" />
}
Then in your controller you can use the FormCollection object to grab your searchString like this:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SearchIndex(FormCollection formCollection)
{
string searchString = formCollection["searchString"];
...
}

Passing id of selected dropdown option to Controller

I am using mvc3 nhibernate and creating a search application...
Here i am creating a dropdown list containing all Hobby names and on click of search button the selected option's id should go to post method
i have written following code in my controller
public ActionResult Details()
{
ViewBag.h=new SelectList(new Hobby_MasterService().GetHobbies(),"Hobby_Id");
return View();
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Details(int Hobby_Id)
{
Hobby_Master hm = new Hobby_MasterService().GetHobby_Data(Hobby_Id);
return RedirectToAction("Show");
}
and in view i'm only showing one drop down list as
<b>Select Hobby:</b>
#using (Html.BeginForm("Details", "Hobbies", FormMethod.Get))
{
<div class="Editor-field">
#Html.DropDownListFor(Model => Model.Hobby_Id, (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)ViewBag.h)
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
}
My dropdown is populated through a function which has a normal sql statement...
and i can generate list....but how will i get the selected hobbies id...
Please help
maybe FormMethod.Post on your form?
and is your Model a class?
Perhaps you could accept that in your post action then you'll find the id on it.
without bothering with model binding, you can just add a FormCollection parameter to your POST method. That collection contains all form values posted.
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Details(FormCollection collection)
{
Hobby_Master hm = new Hobby_MasterService().GetHobby_Data(Hobby_Id);
if (collection["Hobby_Id"] != null)
{
// collection["Hobby_Id"] contains the value selected in the dropdown box
}
return RedirectToAction("Show");
}

How to handle Dropdownlist in mvc asp .net

this is my Model1 class
namespace chetan.Models
{
public class Model1
{
public string selectedItem { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> items { get; set; }
}
}
this is my controller class
public class HomeController : Controller
{
private rikuEntities rk = new rikuEntities();
public ActionResult Index()
{
var model = new Model1
{
items = new[]
{
new SelectListItem { Value = "Theory", Text = "Theory" },
new SelectListItem { Value = "Appliance", Text = "Appliance" },
new SelectListItem { Value = "Lab", Text = "Lab" }
}
}; return View(model);
}
public ActionResult viewToController(Model1 m)
{
string getSelectedName = m.selectedItem;
return Content(getSelectedName);
}
}
this is my view...
#using (Html.BeginForm("viewToController", "Home"))
{
#Html.ValidationSummary(true)
<fieldset>
<legend>emp</legend>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.selectedItem,
new SelectList(Model.items, "Value", "Text"))
</div>
<p>
<input type="submit" value="Create" />
</p>
</fieldset>
}
i want to add a drop downlist and i want to use selected value in viewToController action of homeController. and there is also one error in View page is "an expression tree may not contain dynamic operation" in (x=>x.selectedItem). Please solve my problem .
I don't understnad what you exactly need. You want to dynamicly add items to the drop down from the database?
I'm big fan of jQuery. You can do everything what you want with HTML using jQuery. So if you are looking how to automaticly add items to the drop down, take look at this: How do I add options to a DropDownList using jQuery?

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