Send a list of objects to controller without JSON

Question

I'm doing a form that contains a List<object>. This List<object> must be sent to the controller but I don't want to use JSON. Is it possible? Do I have to test with id="MyField[i]" or anything like that?

Here is the Razor code that is targeted:

@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
    @Html.AntiForgeryToken()

    <div class="form-horizontal">
        <h4>Ajout de Critères sur l'audit @Model.idAudit</h4>
        <hr />
        @Html.ValidationSummary(true, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })


        @foreach (var item in Model.criteresList)
        {

            <div class="form-group">
                @Html.LabelFor(model => item.nomCritere, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
                <div class="col-md-10">
                    @Html.EditorFor(model => item.nomCritere, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => item.nomCritere, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
                </div>
            </div>

            <div class="form-group">
                @Html.LabelFor(model => item.libelle, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
                <div class="col-md-10">
                    @Html.EditorFor(model => item.libelle, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => item.libelle, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
                </div>
            </div>
        }

        <div class="form-group">
            <div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">
                <input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn-default" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
}

And the Controller

        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Criteres(CritereViewModel model)
        {
            // Call BL to save them all

            return RedirectToAction("Index");
        }

possible duplicate of [ASP.NET MVC 4 - for loop posts model collection properties but foreach does not](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14165632/asp-net-mvc-4-for-loop-posts-model-collection-properties-but-foreach-does-not) — Ben Robinson, Nov 20 '14 at 13:19
Is the code you posted working? Not sure if you want an alternative or want this code to work? — adiga, Nov 20 '14 at 13:36
@adiga: not working but they asked me to put code as exmaple so .. — clement, Nov 20 '14 at 13:39
Okay. Check this article: http://haacked.com/archive/2008/10/23/model-binding-to-a-list.aspx/ — adiga, Nov 20 '14 at 13:49

teo van kot · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-20T13:32:23.390

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Well this article explains everyting about binding arrays in MVC

If you want to post your form values with bare hands you need to do something like this:

    @for (var i = 0 ;i < in Model.criteresList.Count();i++)
    {  
@Html.EditorFor(model => Model.criteresList[i].nomCritere, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })  
    }

edited Nov 20 '14 at 13:32

answered Nov 20 '14 at 13:23

teo van kot

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 03 '15 at 15:08

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the previous answer is viable and what you say also works (id = "MyField [i]") you just have to add the object properties.

@Html.Hidden(string.Format("model.criteresList[{0}].nomCritere", index),someValue)

<select name="model.criteresList[@index].nomCritere" value="someValue">

in controller

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Criteres(CritereViewModel model)
{}

edited Jul 03 '15 at 15:08

Rory McCrossan

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answered Jul 03 '15 at 14:51

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Send a list of objects to controller without JSON

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