MVC DropDownList SelectedItem Value in ActionLink

Question

Hi,

I'm a bit confused and sorry if this question is repeated elsewhere, I did check and it didnt seem to be here yet.

Is there a way, (without use of JavaScript) to get the currently selected item of a DropDownList and say send it off to an ActionLink?

 <%= Html.DropDownList("Elements") %>

 <%=Html.ActionLink("Add Authorization Element", "AddElement", new {elementGuid = ??? }) %>

The bit I am looking for is something to replace:

???

Thanks,

Ric

Answer 1

Not without JavaScript, no. Of course, it's trivial with JavaScript.

If you want to do both, add JavaScript to the drop down, then put a submit button inside a noscript tag. Users without JavaScript will have to click the button. Users with JavaScript won't see it.