CODEWITHSUNDEEP
asp.net-mvc
Water Cooler v2
Water Cooler v2

Reputation: 33850

Why is the request body empty?

I have a simple View like so:

@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
    <select id="myList" style="width: 50%">
        @for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
        {
            <option value="@i">Item @i</option>
        }
    </select>

    <input type="submit" />
}

And the corresponding actions

public ActionResult Index()
{
    return View();
}

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Index(int? myList)
{
    Debugger.Break();

    return View();
}

When I click the Submit button, though, the request body, as seen in inspectors such as Firebug and Fiddler, and also as reported by the myList parameter of the Index action, is empty.

Why is that so?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 227

Answers (1)

Yuriy Faktorovich
Yuriy Faktorovich

Reputation: 68687

Give the select element a name attribute.

<select id="myList" name="myList" style="width: 50%">

Upvotes: 1

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