Hi there,
Let's say this is my model class
public class Employee
{
public string name { set; get; }
public string employeeID { set; get; }
public string designation { set; get; }
public Employee() { }
public Employee(string name, string id, string designation)
{
name = name;
employeeID = id;
designation = designation;
}
}
And in code beheind, I fetch the data as follows:
public ActionResult DropdownlistFeatures()
{
List<Employee> data = new List<Employee>() { };
data.Add(new Employee("Nancy", "E11011", "Technical Writer"));
data.Add(new Employee("Angel", "E11012", "Professor"));
data.Add(new Employee("Daniah", "E11013", "Dancer"));
data.Add(new Employee("Jenifer", "E11014", "Beautician"));
data.Add(new Employee("Prince", "E11015", "Developer"));
var db = from result in data
select result;
ViewBag.dataSource = db.ToList();
return View();
}
View:
@Html.EJ().DropDownList("selectCar").Datasource((IEnumerable<Employee>)ViewBag.datasource).DropDownListFields(df => df.ID("employeeID").Text("name").Value("designation")).Value("Developer").WatermarkText("Select an Employee").Width("100%")
In a controller, let's say I am doing something like this:
[HttpPost]
public Task<ActionReuslt> ControllerAction1(FormCollection form)
{
var ID = form["selectCar"];
....
}
When I Post and run into ControllerAction1, form["selectCar"] always returns dropdownlists' selected value (string designation).
However, I would like to get the selected ID(employeeID), not value.
How can I do this??
