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Pass DropDown List Value from View to Controller

I need to Pass a Value selected from drop down in a View to a Controller and as of now I am failing miserably.
How should I do that?
Following is my code for the View:
#model NurseOneStop.SC.NurseProfile
#{
ViewBag.Title = "Settings";
}
<h2>Settings</h2>
<div class="col-lg-8 col-md-6 profile_detail">
<h3>#Model.Title #Model.FirstName</h3>
<p><span>Profession:</span> #Model.Profession</p>
<p><span>Contact No:</span> <b>#Model.PhoneNumber </b>
<p><span>Email ID:</span> <b>#Model.EmailId </b>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div>
<div>
<h5>Visibility Settings for Profile</h5>
#Html.DropDownList("Profile_Settings", new List<SelectListItem>
{
new SelectListItem{ Text="Public", Value = "1" },
new SelectListItem{ Text="Friends Only", Value = "2" },
new SelectListItem{ Text="Private", Value = "3" }
}, "Select Visibility Type")
</div>
<button class="profile_btn">#Html.ActionLink("Save Settings", "UpdateSettings")</a></button>
</div>
</div>
Below is my Controller for the same:
public ActionResult UpdateSettings()
{
NurseProfile objNurseProfile = new NurseProfile();
Int64 NurseId = ApplicationSession.CurrentUser.NurseId;
if (NurseId != 0)
{
//objNurseProfile = objNurseDAL.UpdateProfileVisibility(NurseId, ProfileVisibility);
}
return View(objNurseProfile);
}

Try it with the following code:
[HttpGet]
public ActionResult Settings(Int64? id, string returnUrl)
{
List<Keyword> objKeywordList = new List<Keyword>();
List<SelectListItem> ProfileVisibility = new List<SelectListItem>();
NurseProfileVisibility objNurseProfileVisibility = new NurseProfileVisibility();
Int64 NurseId = ApplicationSession.CurrentUser.NurseId;
objNurseProfileVisibility.NurseId = NurseId;
SelectListItem objSelect = new SelectListItem { Text = "Profile Visibility", Value = "", Selected = true };
objKeywordList = objKeywordDAL.GetKeywordsByType("ProfileVisibility").Results;
var visibilityOption = (from kl in objKeywordList
select new SelectListItem
{
Text = kl.KeywordText,
Value = kl.KeywordValue.ToString(),
Selected = false
}).ToList();
if (id != 0)
{
Result res = objNurseDAL.GetProfileVisibilityById(NurseId);
if (res.Status)
{
if(res.Results != null) {
objNurseProfileVisibility = res.Results;
if (objNurseProfileVisibility.NurseId != NurseId)
{
visibilityOption.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Value == objNurseProfileVisibility.ProfileVisibilityId.ToString()).Selected = true;
}
}
}
}
ViewBag.VisibilityOptions = visibilityOption;
ViewBag.returnUrl = returnUrl;
return View(objNurseProfileVisibility);
}
You need to store the values into the Database and parse them from there using List and DAL's.

You can use razor to fill a dropdownlist like this and then send it via the Model (like MVC dictates).
#{
List<SelectListItem> listItems= new List<SelectListItem>();
listItems.Add(new SelectListItem
{
Text = "Public",
Value = "1"
});
listItems.Add(new SelectListItem
{
Text = "Friends Only",
Value = "2"
});
listItems.Add(new SelectListItem
{
Text = "Private",
Value = "3"
});
}
#Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.profileSettings, listItems, "Select Option")
#Html.ActionLink(
"Save Settings", // linkText
"UpdateSettings", // actionName
"Settings", // controllerName
new { // routeValues
SomeModel = Model
},
null // htmlAttributes
)
And you should have your model in your method like so:
public ActionResult UpdateSettings(SomeModel model)
{
int setting = model.profileSettings; //your choice
return View(objNurseProfile);
}
And create a model like so:
public class SomeModel
{
[Required]
public int profileSettings { get; set; }
}

Fill Dropdownlist countries based on User login in ASP.NET MVC

I want to fill dropdownlist countries based on User login into my application. If user is not logged on then the default country will be displayed. Please help me and guide me how to fill dropdown based on user logon country. Any help is highly appreciated.
AspUsers table -- When user register, all the information goes to this table
My LeadingClass data Model
public int? Type { get; set; }
public string Country { get; set; }
My LeadingFilterVM View Model
public int? Type { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> TypeList { get; set; }
public string Country { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> CountriesList { get; set; }
public IPagedList<LeadingClass> Leadings { get; set; }
My LeadingDatabaseHandle
public List<LeadingClass> LeadingBasedonFilter(int? Type, string Country = "")
{
clsUtilities clsUtilities = new clsUtilities();
DataSet ds;
List<LeadingClass> leadingClass = new List<LeadingClass>();
string sSQL;
SqlParameter[] prms = new SqlParameter[3];
sSQL = "exec GetLeeading #Type,#country";
prms[0] = new SqlParameter("#Type", SqlDbType.Int);
prms[0].Value = Sire;
prms[1] = new SqlParameter("#Country", SqlDbType.VarChar);
prms[1].Value = Country;
ds = clsUtilities.CreateCommandwithParams(sSQL, prms);
DataTable dataTable = ds.Tables[0];
foreach (DataRow dr in dataTable.Rows)
{
leadingClass.Add(
new LeadingClass
{
Id = Convert.ToInt32(dr["Id"]),
Name= Convert.ToString(dr["Name"]),
}
);
}
return leadingClass;
}
My Home Controller
[HttpGet]
public ActionResult Leading(int? type, string country,int? pageNumber)
{
LeadingDatabaseHandle leadingDatabaseHandle = new LeadingDatabaseHandle();
IEnumerable<LeadingClass> data;
if (type!=null)
{
data = leadingDatabaseHandle.LeadingBasedonFilter(type.Value, country);
}
else
{
data = leadingDatabaseHandle.LeadingSiresAll();
}
LeadingFilterVM model = new LeadingFilterVM
{
Type = type,
Country = country,
TypeList = new List<SelectListItem>
{
new SelectListItem{ Text = "General", Value = "1" },
new SelectListItem{ Text = "Advance", Value = "2" },
},
CountriesList = new List<SelectListItem>
{
new SelectListItem {Value = "NZ", Text="New Zealand" },
new SelectListItem {Value = "AUS", Text = "Australia" },
new SelectListItem {Value = "FR", Text = "France" },
new SelectListItem {Value = "GB", Text = "Great Britain" },
},
Leadings = data.ToPagedList(pageNumber ?? 1, 10)
};
return View(model);
}
My Leading View
#using (Html.BeginForm("Leading", "Home", FormMethod.Get))
{
<div class="col-sm-2">
#Html.DisplayNameFor(m => m.Leadings.FirstOrDefault().Type)
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Type, Model.TypeList, new { #class = "form-control" })
</div>
<div class=" col-sm-2">
#Html.DisplayNameFor(m => m.Country)
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Country, Model.CountriesList, new { #class = "form-control"})
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-info">Search</button>
}

How Do I Bind Values From DropDownListFor To My Controller?

I have a select control with static values in my view and I intend the user select a value and it binds to my controller so I can use it in the required action method.
My View -
#model StockProject.ViewModels.EquityViewModel
#using (Html.BeginForm(FormMethod.Post)){
#{
var selectList = new SelectList(
new List<SelectListItem>
{
new SelectListItem {Text = "BOOKED", Value = "1"},
new SelectListItem {Text = "EXECUTING", Value = "2"},
new SelectListItem {Text = "EXECUTED", Value = "3"},
new SelectListItem {Text = "SUSPENDED", Value = "4"},
new SelectListItem {Text = "CANCELLED", Value = "5"},
}, "Value", "Text");
}
#Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.status, selectList, new { #class = "form-control", name = "status", id = "status" })
<div class="col-md-3 form-group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-success btn-block form-control" onclick="location.href='#Url.Action("Equity", "Order")'">
Go
<i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right"></i>
</button>
</div>
}
ViewModel -
public class EquityViewModel
{
public int CustomerId { get; set; }
public string status { get; set; }
public DateTime startdate { get; set; }
public DateTime enddate { get; set; }
public List<ListEquityOrder> ListOrderEquity { get; set; }
public EquityViewModel()
{
ListOrderEquity = new List<ListEquityOrder>();
}
}
Controller -
[HttpGet]
public IActionResult Equity()
{
var modelview = new EquityViewModel();
var model = new EquityRequest();
model.CustomerId = _appSettings.TestCustomerId;
model.RequestStartPoint = 0;
model.NoOfRequests = 1000000;
model.Null = null;
model.Status = modelview.status;
model.StartDate = modelview.StartDate;
model.EndDate = modelview.EndDate;
model.Equity = "EQUITY";
EquityResponse ListEquityOrders = _genericService.CallSoapAction<EquityResponse, EquityRequest>(model, "findCustomerOrdersBySecurityType");
List<ListEquityOrder> findCusOrder = new List<ListEquityOrder>();
foreach (var t in ListEquityOrders.Item)
{
ListEquityOrder listOrder = new ListEquityOrder();
listOrder.BusinessOffice = t.BusinessOffice;
listOrder.CustomerLabel = t.CustomerLabel;
listOrder.CustomerName = t.CustomerName;
listOrder.Exchange = t.Exchange;
listOrder.FixOrderStatus = t.FixOrderStatus;
//adding other data values to the list
findCusOrder.Add(listOrder);
}
modelview.ListOrderEquity = findCusOrder;
return View(modelview);
}
Anytime the user clicks on the submit button, no values are passed the controls - the DropDownListFor and TexBoxes. I have tried FormCollection but that doesn't work. Please how do I resolve this?

You can use the following code getting the expected output.
In your model
public enum BookingDetails
{
BOOKED = 1, EXECUTING = 2, EXECUTED = 3, SUSPENDED = 4, CANCELLED = 5
}
public class SomeModel
{
public BookingDetails bookingDetails { get; set; }
public static IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GetBookingDetailsSelectItems()
{
yield return new SelectListItem { Text = "BOOKED", Value = "1" };
yield return new SelectListItem { Text = "EXECUTING", Value = "2" };
yield return new SelectListItem { Text = "EXECUTED", Value = "3" };
yield return new SelectListItem { Text = "SUSPENDED", Value = "4" };
yield return new SelectListItem { Text = "CANCELLED", Value = "5" };
}
}
Note : The above model only deals with dropdown values. If you want to do more then fell free to extend the class
Then your controller should be like below
public class MyController : Controller
{
// GET: My
public ActionResult MyAction()
{
// shows your form when you load the page
return View();
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult MyAction(SomeModel model)
{
var selectedBookingDetails = model.bookingDetails;// this will be the selected dropdown item text.
return View(model);
}
}
then view
#model SomeModel
#using (Html.BeginForm("MyAction", "My", FormMethod.Post))
{
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.bookingDetails, SomeModel.GetBookingDetailsSelectItems())
<input type="submit" value="Send" />
}
Note : please include the correct namespace of model

Invalid Arguments in Razor DropDownList

I'm receiving an error that a dropdownlist has invalid arguments. What's odd is that I have a similarly structured dropdownlist that is working fine, with no errors. The drop down with the error is the second one (that displays the year):
View:
#{
string month = "TempEmployments[" + idx + "].EmploymentStartMonth";
string year = "TempEmployments[" + idx + "].EmploymentStartYear";
}
#Html.DropDownList(month, (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)this.ViewBag.MonthList,EmploymentStartMonth, new { #class = "field panel-field EmploymentDate", #id = month })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.EmploymentStart)
#Html.DropDownList(year, (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)this.ViewBag.YearList, EmploymentStartYear, new { #class = "field panel-field EmploymentDate", #id = year })
Controller:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult AddEmploymentHistory(int ApplicantID, int RecordNum)
{
this.ViewBag.RecordNum = RecordNum;
this.ViewBag.StateList = this.GetStateList();
this.ViewBag.MonthList = this.GetMonthList();
this.ViewBag.YearList = this.GetYearList();
return PartialView("_EmploymentHistoryPartial");
}
private IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GetYearList()
{
List<SelectListItem> yearList = new List<SelectListItem>();
int current_yr = Convert.ToInt32(DateTime.Now.Year.ToString());
int select_yr = 0;
for(int i = (current_yr-3); i <= current_yr; i++)
{
select_yr = current_yr - (i - (current_yr-3));
yearList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = select_yr.ToString(), Text = select_yr.ToString() });
}
return yearList;
}
private IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GetMonthList()
{
List<SelectListItem> monthList = new List<SelectListItem>();
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "JAN", Text = "Jan" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "FEB", Text = "Feb" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "MAR", Text = "Mar" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "APR", Text = "Apr" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "MAY", Text = "May" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "JUN", Text = "Jun" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "JUL", Text = "Jul" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "AUG", Text = "Aug" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "SEP", Text = "Sep" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "OCT", Text = "Oct" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "NOV", Text = "Nov" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "DEC", Text = "Dec" });
return monthList;
}

So I created a sample project with the data you provided and came up with this :
Controller
namespace MvcApplication1.Controllers
{
public class HomeController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Index()
{
this.ViewBag.RecordNum = 1;
this.ViewBag.MonthList = this.GetMonthList();
this.ViewBag.YearList = this.GetYearList();
return PartialView();
}
private IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GetYearList()
{
List<SelectListItem> yearList = new List<SelectListItem>();
int current_yr = Convert.ToInt32(DateTime.Now.Year.ToString());
int select_yr = 0;
for (int i = (current_yr - 3); i <= current_yr; i++)
{
select_yr = current_yr - (i - (current_yr - 3));
yearList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = select_yr.ToString(), Text = select_yr.ToString() });
}
return yearList;
}
private IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GetMonthList()
{
List<SelectListItem> monthList = new List<SelectListItem>();
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "JAN", Text = "Jan" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "FEB", Text = "Feb" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "MAR", Text = "Mar" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "APR", Text = "Apr" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "MAY", Text = "May" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "JUN", Text = "Jun" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "JUL", Text = "Jul" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "AUG", Text = "Aug" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "SEP", Text = "Sep" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "OCT", Text = "Oct" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "NOV", Text = "Nov" });
monthList.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "DEC", Text = "Dec" });
return monthList;
}
}
}
View
#{
//string month = "TempEmployments[" + idx + "].EmploymentStartMonth";
//string year = "TempEmployments[" + idx + "].EmploymentStartYear";
}
#Html.DropDownList("some name", (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)this.ViewBag.MonthList,"some label", new { #class = "field panel-field EmploymentDate", #id = "id" })
<!-- ##Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.EmploymentStart) No idea what your model is-->
#Html.DropDownList("some name2", (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)this.ViewBag.YearList, "some label", new { #class = "field panel-field EmploymentDate", #id = "id2" })
And both dropdowns in my test worked 100% fine. This makes me believe that one either id, name, or label are not being populated correctly. The code you provided does not show how their values are created
Populate your second dropdown just like mine (with a dummy id, label, and name, and see if it renders. Then by process of elimination add them back in.
Also, just a general tip, I would be abstracting those classes out of your controller and into their own classes. Helps keep things a lot cleaner. As well as pass in viewmodels with all of your properties needed. This avoids "Magic strings" and allows code to be easier to update and debug.
As example instead of :
public ActionResult Index()
{
this.ViewBag.RecordNum = 1;
this.ViewBag.MonthList = this.GetMonthList();
this.ViewBag.YearList = this.GetYearList();
return PartialView();
}
I would do
public ActionResult Index()
{
var viewModel = new indexViewModel{
RecordNum = 1,
MonthList = _someService.GetMonthList(),
YearList = _someService.GetYearList()
}
return PartialView(viewModel);
}
then in your view you don't have to worry about magic strings. you can simply do
#Model.MonthList

if I had to guess it has to do with a viewbag being used for a partial view after the page load. Viewbag has its uses but it isn't recommended for drop downs. I would recommend that you build a view model for your partial
public Class EmploymentHistory{
public EmploymentHistory(){
StateList = new List<SelectListItem>();
MonthList = new List<SelectListItem>();
YearList = new List<SelectListItem>();
}
public string RecordNum { get; set; }
public List<SelectListItem> StateList { get; set; }
public string SelectedState { get; set; }
public List<SelectListItem> MonthList { get; set; }
public string SelectedMonth { get; set; }
public List<SelectListItem> YearList { get; set; }
public string SelectedYear { get; set; }
}
then on your controller instead of setting the view bag set the model
EmploymentHistory eh = new EmploymentHistory();
eh.StateList = GetStateList();
etc...
and you can set the defaults for the dropdowns on the controller
eh.SelectedState = //Default value;
return PartialView("_EmploymentHistoryPartial", eh);
on the top of your partial
#model EmploymentHistory
and then change your dropdowns to
#Html.DropDownList(SelectedState, model.StateList, new { #class...
or
#Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.SelectedState, model.StateList, new { #class...

Set the selected item in dropdownlist in MVC3

I have to set the selected item for a dropdownlist in view. But its not working.
//View
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.Gender)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.Gender,Model.GenderList)
</div>
//Model
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Please select gender!")]
[Display(Name = "Gender")]
public string Gender { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GenderList
{
get
{
return new[]
{
new SelectListItem { Value = "0", Text = "Select" },
new SelectListItem { Value = "1", Text = "Male" },
new SelectListItem { Value = "2", Text = "Female" },
};
}
}
The gender property has the value needs to be selected in the list. Still not working.
Where i'm wrong?

First, create your ViewModel.
public class MovieViewModel
{
public string Genre { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GenreList
{
get
{
yield return new SelectListItem { Text = "Comedy", Value = "1" };
yield return new SelectListItem { Text = "Drama", Value = "2" };
yield return new SelectListItem { Text = "Documentary", Value = "3" };
}
}
}
Then, your controller creates a new instance of this ViewModel and sends it to the view.
public class HomeController : Controller
{
//
// GET: /Home/
public ActionResult Index()
{
var viewModel = new MovieViewModel
{
Genre = "2"
};
return View(viewModel);
}
}
Finally, the view displays the dropdownlist using the ASP.NET wrapper [Html.DropDownListFor()][1].
#model MvcApplication1.Models.MovieViewModel
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>My movie</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Genre, Model.GenreList)
</div>
</body>
</html>
The selected value is then automatically chosen according the ViewModel. There's no need to manually set the Selected property of the objects SelectListitem.

The SelectListItem type has a Selected property, you need to is to true on the item you wish to set as selected.
You can either set it statically like the following:
public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> GenderList
{
get
{
[...]
new SelectListItem { Value = "0", Text = "Select", Selected = true},
[...]
}
}
Or enumerate over the collection for a match with Gender value:
var selected = GenderList.SingleOrDefault(item => item.Text.Equals(this.Gender));
if (selected != null)
selected.Selected = true;