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Sameep Baxi
Sameep Baxi

Reputation: 111

How to make a common POST method for multiple Submit buttons in a View

I have a view which load values and captures user input values. The page has multiple submit type buttons, and each has different purpose. Each button sends values to different sets of tables in the database. For e.g.,

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My query is to make a common form POST method for all the buttons.

My View is like:

@using (Html.BeginForm("CallAllocationSubmit", "Home", FormMethod.Post, new { id = "FrmCallAllocationSubmit", ReturnUrl = ViewBag.ReturnUrl }))
{
    <table>
        <tr>
            <td>
                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button class="btn btn-success btn-icon " type="submit" style="width:100px;" name="Allocate" >Allocate</button>
            </td>
            <td>
                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button class="btn btn-primary  btn-icon " type="submit" style="width:100px;" name="Defer" >Defer </button>
            </td>
        </tr>
    </table>
}

My Controller is like :

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult CallAllocationSubmit(Allocation ObjAllocation, FormCollection frmCollection, string Allocate, string Defer)
{
    try
    {
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Allocate))
        {
            // All code goes here
        }

        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Defer))
        {
            // All Code goes here  
        }
        return RedirectToAction("CallAllocation");
    }
    //catch block
}

I tried above method using if condition but the buttons ain't working, and not coming to the controller on clicking. Please suggest how can I implement this functionality, or provide correction for my view and controller. Thanks!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 150

Answers (3)

Ssheverdin
Ssheverdin

Reputation: 111

I would use ENUM for multiple buttons instead string actions, because you get intellisense that way:

public enum FilterButton{
  Allocate = 1,
  Defer = 2, //...
};
public ActionResult CallAllocationSubmit(Allocation ObjAllocation,FormCollection frmCollection, FilterButton buttonAction)
{
     if(buttonAction == FilterButton.Allocate){
    //...code
    }
}

in View:

<button type="submit" name="buttonAction" value="@FilterButton.Allocate" ></button>

Upvotes: 0

Muhammed Shevil KP
Muhammed Shevil KP

Reputation: 1396

For your scenario, you can use command parameter in your post action

That is,

<button class="btn btn-success btn-icon " type="submit" style="width:100px;" name="command" value="Allocate">Allocate</button>

set the name for all buttons as command and set value as your button action.

Now in your post action method, use string command as a parameter

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult CallAllocationSubmit(Allocation ObjAllocation, FormCollection frmCollection, string command)
{
    try
    {
        if (command = "Allocate"))
        {
            // code for Allocate action
        }

        if (command = "Defer"))
        {
            // code for Defer action 
        }
        return RedirectToAction("CallAllocation");
    }
    //catch block
}

Upvotes: 1

Simon
Simon

Reputation: 784

Give the submit buttons the same name (not id) E.g. mySubmitButton. Set the value of each button to the value to retrieve (E.g. value="Allocate") Then in the controller use 

public ActionResult CallAllocationSubmit(Allocation ObjAllocation, FormCollection frmCollection, string mysubmitButton)

Upvotes: 0

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