You could try:
<% using (Html.BeginRouteForm("ProductSearchRoute", FormMethod.Get)) %>
Kindness,
Dan
Daniel Elliott
2009-09-16 06:39:11
+1
A:
This is 1/2 way there. It still creates the querystring "?": http://localhost:8820/Products/Search/?searchQuery=test
Alex
2009-09-16 06:42:41
Basically, how do I get it to understand that my input "searchQuery" corresponds to /Products/Search/{searchQuery} <-- put the value instead of {searchQuery}
Alex
2009-09-16 06:44:46
I'm pretty sure there's no way to do this. The HTML Helper methods render a form tag to the browser - but there's nothing that would alter the target attribute of the form based on user input that comes *after* the form is rendered. You'll need to use javascript I think.
womp
2009-09-16 06:47:23
Hmm, yes I think you're right.. I need to see if I can do with with jQuery intercepting the submit.. arghh
Alex
2009-09-16 06:50:27
/me defers to Womp; could not put it better :)
Daniel Elliott
2009-09-16 06:50:31
You *could* have an interim action method that took the querystring and Redirects to a prettier URL? eg /abc/xyz/?something=hij and redirect to /abc/xyz/hij
Daniel Elliott
2009-09-16 06:52:53
@Dan I wish I could do that with MapRoutes
Alex
2009-09-16 06:54:19
I've not tried writing a route as such with the ? in it (interesting!); I'll give it a go a little later and see.
Daniel Elliott
2009-09-16 07:01:33
@Dan: Any success?
Alex
2009-09-16 20:09:22
No dice; a juicy 500 page and URL cannot contain a ?. Short, informal but informative from the ASP.NET compiler ;)
Daniel Elliott
2009-09-16 20:27:58
+3
A:
If I understand you correctly, you're trying to dynamically alter the location the form posts to, based on the inputs of the form?
You'll need to use javascript for this, to alter the form's target attribute. The BeginForm() is for rendering the form tag, which from an html perspective, is static.
womp
2009-09-16 06:39:33