ASP.NET MVC form submits to index instead to submitting to the right action

Question

I crated a form that is to be used as a partial view.

I placed a breakpoint at the 'Save' action, and when I click the submit button, it validates the data, but never reaches the action, instead the Index action is reached several times!

Here is the code:

@model Models.Category

@using (Html.BeginForm("Save", "Categories", FormMethod.Post))
{
  @Html.AntiForgeryToken()

  <fieldset>
    <legend>Category</legend>

    @Html.HiddenFor(model => model.CategoryId)

    <p>@((Model.CategoryId > 0 ? "Edit" : "New") + " category")</p>

    <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>

    <div class="editor-label">
      @Html.LabelFor(model => Model.Description)
    </div>
    <div class="editor-field">
      @Html.EditorFor(model => Model.Description)
      @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => Model.Description)
    </div>

    <p>
      <input type="submit" value="Save">
      @Html.ValidationSummary(true)
    </p>
  </fieldset>
}

Action:

[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult Save(Category category)
{
  throw new Exception("Exception has been thrown!");
}

Here is a screenshot of what happens when I hit 'Save', validation error shows up, but the Save action is not called, nor is the exception ever thrown.
Instead, the Index action is triggered!

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What else can I check to track down the issue? Who is redirecting the page to index???

You can see the output HTML here.

Weird, your controller is definitely called `Categories` yeah? When it passes validation, does it still submit to `Index`? — Mathew Thompson, Apr 24 '13 at 14:17
@Shinny Can you post the output HTML (from the browser's dev tools) of that opening `form` tag? — Mathew Thompson, Apr 24 '13 at 14:26
Looks okay, is there a redirect to Index in your save method? Can you post the code for the `Save` method (the actual body) — Mathew Thompson, Apr 24 '13 at 14:35
Could it be that your authentication cookie is expired, and thus it's redirecting to your home index page? — Erik Funkenbusch, Apr 24 '13 at 16:34
@mattytommo I even tried throwing an exception at the entrance of the `Save` action, nothing happens. — Shimmy Weitzhandler, Apr 25 '13 at 04:42
@MystereMan, no it has nothing to do with the authentication. The user is authenticated. — Shimmy Weitzhandler, Apr 25 '13 at 04:43
@Shimmy - are you absolutely sure you're rendering the correct view? Did you put a breakpoint in the view? — Erik Funkenbusch, Apr 25 '13 at 13:49

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 30 '13 at 05:31

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I found the problem in the RouteConfig.cs file.

There was a wrong mapping that confused the routing and I guess it used the Index action as a default instead of the specific action that wasn't found due to the wrong setting.

answered Apr 30 '13 at 05:31

Shimmy Weitzhandler

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 24 '13 at 13:46

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Try specifying the Action and Controller in the BeginForm method:

Html.BeginForm("Save", "YourController", FormMethod.Post)

answered Apr 24 '13 at 13:46

Darren

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That wasn't the issue, sorry for omitting the `BeginForm` arguments in my post, it's now there, please update or delete your answer. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Apr 24 '13 at 14:14

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 24 '13 at 14:25

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Are you using unobtrusive validation? If so, the validation is happening client side, assuming that your model specifies Title is requires, which according to your code looks likely.

If you want your action to be called regardless of the validation state, you will need to do your validation in your action, rather than through unobtrusive client side validation.

answered Apr 24 '13 at 14:25

Maess

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I disabled the validation and it didn't help. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Apr 25 '13 at 01:54

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:45

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I think this is due to ValidateAntiForgeryToken may be your action method is not map with your form request remove this tag or do this according to giving in this tutorial:

http://blog.stevensanderson.com/2008/09/01/prevent-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-using-aspnet-mvcs-antiforgerytoken-helper/

and also see this:

ValidateAntiForgeryToken purpose, explanation and example

edited May 23 '17 at 11:45

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answered Apr 29 '13 at 15:55

Muhammad Omair

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I removed it from both the view and the action, and the *Save* button runs the `Index` action. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Apr 29 '13 at 17:04
Note that this should be placed on your code: Html.BeginForm("Save", "Categories", FormMethod.Post) if you want to used `Save` action – Muhammad Omair Apr 29 '13 at 17:22
It's in my form as you can see. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Apr 29 '13 at 18:52

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 08 '18 at 18:57

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The error can also occur if the [Authorize] tag is at the top of the controller. If the user is not logged in, actions not marked with [AllowAnonymous] will not load.

answered Mar 08 '18 at 18:57

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