[removed] How to iterate through list of objects in Model

Question

so I need to get to fetch the names of students in a list of student object that is in a view\'s model then send them to the server via $.post, the latter I have figured it out

Answer 1

You have some invalid javascript over there.

First start by fixing your view model so that you have a compiling C# code (you were missing a property name):

public class StudentSearchResult 
{
    public IEnumerable Students { get; set;}
}

Then assuming your controller actions sends a JSON result to the client (this ensures that the view model is properly JSON encoded and that the application/json response content type header is sent):

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult StudentSearchResult(/*other stuff I send here, */ string[] studentNames)
{
    StudentSearchResult model = ... //stuff here to populate your view model
    return Json(model);
}

you could easily iterate on the client using the $.each() function:

var studentNames = ['name1', 'name2'];
$.post('/Students/StudentSearchResult', studentNames, function(result) {
    var students = result.Students;
    $.each(students, function() {
        alert('FirstName: ' + this.FirstName + ' LastName:' + this.LastName);
    });
});

or even a plain ol' for loop if you prefer:

$.post('/Students/StudentSearchResult', studentNames, function(result) {
    var students = result.Students;
    for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i++) {
        var student = students[i];
        alert('FirstName: ' + student.FirstName + ' LastName:' + student.LastName);
    }
});

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UPDATE:

It looks like I have I made a mistake by believing that you were performing an AJAX request. Instead what you need is access the model properties in javascript. Here's how this could be done:

@model StudentSearchResult