Get dropdown list value in MVC3 Razor

Question

Please help me to get the selected value of the dropdown list in the controller when i am clicking the submit button.

        My view is like
         @using (Html.BeginForm())
         {
            @foreach (var department in @Model)
            {
             items.Add(new SelectListItem
             {
                 Text = @department.DeptName,
                 Value = @department.DeptId.ToString()
             });                               

            }           
            @Html.DropDownList("deptID", items, "--Select One--", new { @style = width:160px" })                                               *              
            <input type="submit"   name="Filter" value="filter"  />
        }

    Please share if you are having any website link which explains about the dropdown list and its events in mvc3 Razor.

Thanks San

do it the proper way http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4674033/mvc-3-layout-page-razor-template-and-dropdownlist/4678786#4678786 — Ruslan, Jun 17 '11 at 09:20

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 17 '11 at 09:30

3

MVC deals with the binding for you if you have a parameter with the same name

public ActionResult MyAction(string deptID) 
{
    // whatever
}

answered Jun 17 '11 at 09:30

fearofawhackplanet

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Thanks... int selectedValue= Convert.ToInt32(Request.Form["deptID"]); is also works... – san Jun 17 '11 at 09:48
How do you call a controller function when a dropdown value is selected without using a submitt button? – alice7 Apr 02 '12 at 17:29
@alice7 you need to use javascript (or a library like jQuery to make it simpler) – fearofawhackplanet Apr 04 '12 at 10:56

Get dropdown list value in MVC3 Razor

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