I have model data in a VIEW, and 'other' data as well, which is not part of a model.
When the user clicks on submit, from the VIEW, i am expecting the model data to also go through?
My HttpPost in the controller looks as such:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult RegisterSP(RegisterModel model, FormCollection collection)
{
System.Text.ASCIIEncoding encoding = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding();
// Create Bytes using userName and Email to calculate CRC32
String s_user_id = SessionBag.Current.UserName + SessionBag.Current.Email;
Byte[] bytes_user_id = encoding.GetBytes(s_user_id);
UInt32 user_Id = Crc32.Compute(bytes_user_id);
However, i also have other data in the VIEW which i would like to POST as well to the controller, hence i have added FormCollection.
When in debug, i see the the RegisterModel, is null, but the FormCollection has ALL the data, both from the model and the 'other' data as well. I can just use the FormCollection, however there are quite alot of 'other' data which i need to get, and loop through (using for statements) the formCollection, and get the number of records for a particular type of field. Basically, i have checkBoxes, which i need to loop through, and they are all called, code1, code2,code3 ... code24 ... I need to get all the ones with "code*" and insert these into the Database. If i just have the FormCollection having the checkboxes i will be fine, but i cant. Is there a way for me to get the FormCollection["code*"] for example, so using a wildcard to get all the ones (checkboxes) that i need ? Or am i doing all this the wrong way
Here is my VIEW(),
@model mvc1.Models.RegisterModel
@{
ViewBag.Title = "RegisterSP";
}
<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>
@section LoginSignupLink {
@Html.Partial("_LogOnPartial")
@Html.Partial("_SignUpPartial")
}
@{
Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_InitLayout.cshtml";
}
@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
<h2>Create a New Account (Page 2)</h2>
<p>
Use the form below to continue creating a new account.
</p>
<div>
<fieldset style = "width: 840px; margin: 0px auto;">
<legend>Account Information</legend>
<br />
<b><font color="#000000" size="4">Address Details</font></b>
<br />
<br />
<table class="tablelogon">
<tr>
<th class="thlogon">Company</th>
<td class="tdlogon">@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.userNameCompany, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;color:#000000" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.userNameCompany)
</td>
<th class="thlogon">Address-Building Name</th>
<td class="tdlogon">@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.buildingName, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;color:#000000" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.buildingName)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="thlogon">Address-Building Number</th>
<td class="tdlogon">@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.buildingNumber, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;color:#000000" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.buildingNumber)
</td>
<th class="thlogon">Address-Street Number</th>
<td class="tdlogon">@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.streetNumber, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;color:#000000" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.streetNumber)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="thlogon">Address-Street Name</th>
<td class="tdlogon">@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.streetName, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;color:#000000" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.streetName)
</td>
<th class="thlogon">Address-Area</th>
<td class="tdlogon"> @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.area, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;color:#000000" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.area)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="thlogon">Address-City</th>
<td class="tdlogon">@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.city, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;color:#000000" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.city)
</td>
<th class="thlogon">Address-Country</th>
<td class="tdlogon">@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.country, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;color:#000000" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.country)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="thlogon">Postal Code</th>
<td class="tdlogon">@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.postalCode, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;color:#000000" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.postalCode)
</td>
</tr>
</table>
@{ int l_count = 0;
int l_code = 0;
string l_otherExpertise;
}
<br />
<hr />
<b><font color="#000000" size="4">Expertise</font></b>
<br />
<br />
<table class="tablecheckbox">
@foreach (var item in ViewBag.Expertise)
{
l_count = l_count + 1;
l_code = l_code + 1;
if (l_count == 1)
{
<td class="tdcheckbox">
<input type="checkbox" name="code@(l_code)" value="@item.expertiseDesc" />
<b>@item.expertiseDesc</b>
</td>
}
else if (l_count < 3)
{
<td class="tdcheckbox">
<input type="checkbox" name="code@(l_code)" value="@item.expertiseDesc" />
<b>@item.expertiseDesc</b>
</td>
}
else if (l_count == 3)
{
<td class="tdcheckbox">
<input type="checkbox" name="code@(l_code)" value="@item.expertiseDesc" />
<b>@item.expertiseDesc</b>
</td>
}
else if (l_count % 2 == 0 && l_count == 4)
{
<td class="tdcheckbox">
<input type="checkbox" name="code@(l_code)" value="@item.expertiseDesc" />
<b>@item.expertiseDesc</b>
@if (@item.expertiseDesc == "Other")
{
@Html.TextBox("l_otherExpertise","")
<br /><font color="red">Comma separate specific expertise</font>
}
</td>
@:<tr></tr>
l_count = 0;
}
}
</table>
<br />
<hr />
<b><font color="#000000" size="4">Skills</font></b>
<br />
<br />
@Html.TextAreaFor(m => m.skills, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px; height: 50px; width:680px; overflow: scroll" })
<br />
<br />
<hr />
<b><font color="#000000" size="4">About</font></b>
<br />
<br />
@Html.TextAreaFor(m => m.about, new { style = "font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px; height: 50px; width:680px; overflow: scroll" })
<p>
<input type="submit" value="SignUp"/>
</p>
</fieldset>
</div>
}
And here is my controller, the HTTPPOST part, where i need to access the CheckBox values that were clicked by the user
public ActionResult RegisterSP(RegisterModel model, FormCollection collection)
{
System.Text.ASCIIEncoding encoding = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding();
// Create Bytes using userName and Email to calculate CRC32
String s_user_id = SessionBag.Current.UserName + SessionBag.Current.Email;
Byte[] bytes_user_id = encoding.GetBytes(s_user_id);
UInt32 user_Id = Crc32.Compute(bytes_user_id);
DBController dbcontroller = new DBController();
