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4thSpace

Reputation: 44352

Why doesn't checkbox submit form value?

I have several checkboxes in a form. These are not server side checkboxes. When any box is checked, it never comes across in the form post. I'm using the following:

foreach (string key in Request.Form.AllKeys)
{...}

Any example checkbox is in this format:

<input id="chkFirstName" type="checkbox"/>

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1929

Answers (2)

Dai
Dai

Reputation: 155463

You haven't set the name="" or value="" attributes on your <input /> element. The id attribute is only used client-side, whereas the name="" attribute corresponds to the Request field set, finally an input element must have a value for it to be submitted too.

If you're using WebForms, then use ASP.NET Controls (either <input runat="server" /> or <asp:CheckBox />) to take advantage of stronger-typing, validation, and other benefits.

Upvotes: 0

John Conde
John Conde

Reputation: 219884

You're missing the name attribute. It is required to submit its value. The id attribute does not doe this.

<input id="chkFirstName" name="chkFirstName"  type="checkbox"/>

Upvotes: 3

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