How to get drop-down list value?

Question

Hi, my first question here.. :)

Let's begin with the code...

my page is

<form id="form1" runat="server">

<% using (Ajax.BeginForm(null)){%>
               <%=Html.DropDownList("DdlScelta",MVC.Models.SelectLists.ConventionIdsSelectList, "Select by this list")%>

            <%=Ajax.ActionLink("Show the Data", "SetData", new AjaxOptions { UpdateTargetId = "msg" })%>

            <span id="msg"></span>
</form>

and this is my controller method

[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
public ActionResult SetData(FormCollection form1)
{
//form1["DdlScelta"] etc
}

I've also tried with a better way like

[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
public ActionResult SetData(string DdlScelta)
{
//not important code
}

but NOTHING to do, as soon one of the 2 actionResult is catched, I have a null value..

Thank you to any who can help me :)

Answer 1

You have to submit the form

 <input type="submit" value="Somevalue" />

and have the form like this

Ajax.BeginForm("actionName", "controllerName", ajaxOptions)

Something like this

<% using (Ajax.BeginForm("actionName", "controllerName", ajaxOptions))

{%>

//form stuff

<input type="submit" value="Somevalue" />

  <% } %>