MVC FormCollection - Dropdown

Question

how to get text and value of dropdown with FormCollection in MVC?

Rajeev Punhani · Answer

Hi Srikanth, You cannot get the text of a dropdown directly in MVC using forms collection.By default the value of dropdown is posted in forms collection,but you can access the same using hidden field.Below is the snippet for the same. $(document).ready( function (){ $( "#city" ).change( function (){ var cityText=$( "#cityoption:selected" ).text(); $( "#hidCity" ).val(cityText); }); }); @Html.Hidden( "hidCity" ) @Html.DropDownList( "city" , new SelectList( string .Empty, "Value" , "Text" ), "Select" , new {style= "width:250px" ,@ class = "form-control" }) In the controller action you can access the same . public ActionResultIndex(FormCollectioncollection) { varcity=collection[ "hidCity" ]; } If the above solution is helpful then, accept the answer.

Rajeev Punhani · Answer

Hi Srikanth, city is the dropdown name and option:selected will give you selected value from dropdown.There is a space in between them . #city option:selected If the above solution is helpful then, accept the answer.

Sreekanth Reddy · Answer

@Rajeev Punhani, What is " #cityoption " in your example?

Ranjit Powar · Answer

There is no direct way to get text of dropdown in action method. User hidden filed for that.

Raja T · Answer

Hi Srikanth, Please refer below links http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27901175/how-to-get-dropdownlist-selectedvalue-in-controller-in-mvc http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3004788/get-the-selected-drop-down-list-value-from-a-formcollection-in-mvc http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/96468/Problems-with-dropdown-list-selected-item-asp-mvc