Get selected values from multiple selectlists in MVC3 controller

Question

There is a view displaying 5 dropdown lists populated with all available courses from relevant table:

@model StudentRegistrationPortal.Models.CourseRegisterModel
@{
    ViewBag.Title = "registerCourses";
}

<h2>Welcome 
@Context.User.Identity.Name
</h2>
@Html.ActionLink("[Sign Out]", "SignOut", "Admin")

@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
@Html.ValidationSummary(true)
<fieldset>
    <legend>Following are available Courses - Please select Courses to  Register</legend>
    <table>
        <tr>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-label">
                    Course-1: 
                </div>
            </td>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-field">
                    @Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Course.CId, Model.CoursesList)
                </div>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-label">
                    Course-2: 
                </div>
            </td>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-field">
                    @Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Course.CId, Model.CoursesList)
                </div>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-label">
                    Course-3: 
                </div>
            </td>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-field">
                    @Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Course.CId, Model.CoursesList)
                </div>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-label">
                    Course-4: 
                </div>
            </td>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-field">
                    @Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Course.CId, Model.CoursesList)
                </div>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-label">
                    Course-5: 
                </div>
            </td>
            <td>
                <div class="editor-field">
                    @Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Course.CId, Model.CoursesList)
                </div>
            </td>
        </tr>
    </table>


    <p>
        <input type="submit" value="Register" />
    </p>
</fieldset>
}
<div>
    @Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Home","Student")
</div>

Student will select one course from each dropdown lists and press Register button.

My question is how I will get selected courses in relevant controller?

Thanks.

can you please tell me why you have Bind with the same value m.Course.CId in each dropdown? — Deepak.Aggrawal
– Deepak.Aggrawal, Commented Jul 29, 2013 at 12:07
Yes, But have binded the same value for each dropdown. I suppose it should not be the case — Deepak.Aggrawal
– Deepak.Aggrawal, Commented Jul 29, 2013 at 12:20

Kevin · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-29 12:09:41Z

3

What you should really do is in your model have properties SelectedCourse1, SelectedCourse2 etc., populate them accordingly and send the model back to the controller

answered Jul 29, 2013 at 12:09

Kevin

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Azeem Over a year ago

Thanks, I introduced 5 course variables in CourseRegisterModel class and get their values on POST request.

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