How can I add a checkbox to each row of a MVCcontrib grid. then when the form is posted find out which records were selected? I Am not finding much when searching for this. Tha
Dont know if this helps but I did a similar thing using the code below:
@Html.Grid(Model.PagedModel).AutoGenerateColumns().Columns(column => {
column.For(a => Html.ActionLink("Edit", "Edit", new { a.ID })).InsertAt(0).Encode(false);
column.Custom(a => Html.Raw("<input type='checkbox' name='resubmit' value='" + a.ID + "'/>" ) );
})
My controller was then able to receive the selected checkboxlist items:
[HttpPost]
public ViewResult List(string[] resubmit)
In your view (say ReportList.cshtml) include your grid in a form and define an action for the form
<html>
<form action="/SubmitReportList">
@{Html.Grid((List<NetSheet.Models.Report>)ViewData["ReportList"])
.Sort((GridSortOptions)ViewData["sort"])
.Attributes(id => "grid", @class => "grid")
.Columns(column =>
{
column.For(c => Html.CheckBox("chkSelected", new { @class = "gridCheck", @value = c.ReportId }))
.Named("").Encode(false)
.Attributes(@class => "grid-column");
column.For(c => c.ReportName)
.Named("Buyer Close Sheet Name")
.SortColumnName("ReportName")
.Attributes(@class => "grid-column");
})
.Render();}
<input type="submit" name=" DeleteReports" id=" DeleteReports" value="Delete" class="btnSubmit"/>
</form>
</html>
Then in your controller implement your action method
public ActionResult SubmitReportList (string ReportListSubmit, IList<string> chkSelected){
// The IList chkSelected will give you a list of values which includes report ids for the selected reports and “false” for the non-selected reports. You can implement your logic accordingly.
return View("ReportList");
}
For resolving this in every get request I'm appending checked boxes value as comma separated string. Then retrieve the values from query string.
$("#pageLayout a").click(function () {
//Check for the click event insed area pageLayout
//get the href of link
var link = $(this).attr('href');
var apps = '';
//for all the checkbox get the checked status
$("input:checkbox").each(
function () {
if ($(this).attr('name') != 'IsChecked') {
if (apps != '') {
apps = apps + ',' + $(this).attr('name') + '=' + $(this).is(':checked');
}
else {
apps = $(this).attr('name') + '=' + $(this).is(':checked');
}
}
}
)
//Used to check if request has came from the paging, filter or sorting. For the filter anchor href doesnt haave
//any query string parameter. So for appending the parameter first ? mark is used followed by list of query string
//parameters.
var index = link.lastIndexOf('?');
//If there is no question mark in the string value return is -1
if (index == -1) {
//url for the filter anchor tag
//appList hold the comma sep pair of applicationcode=checked status
link = link + '?appList=' + apps + '&profileName=' + $('#ProfileName').val();
}
else {
//url for sorting and paging anchor tag
link = link + '&appList=' + apps + '&profileName=' + $('#ProfileName').val();
}
//Alter the url of link
$(this).attr('href', link);
});
Here's how you could proceed:
Model:
public class Product
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public bool IsInStock { get; set; }
}
Controller:
public class HomeController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Index()
{
var products = new[]
{
new Product { Id = 1, Name = "product 1", IsInStock = false },
new Product { Id = 2, Name = "product 2", IsInStock = true },
new Product { Id = 3, Name = "product 3", IsInStock = false },
new Product { Id = 4, Name = "product 4", IsInStock = true },
};
return View(products);
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Index(int[] isInStock)
{
// The isInStock array will contain the ids of selected products
// TODO: Process selected products
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
}
View:
<% using (Html.BeginForm()) { %>
<%= Html.Grid<Product>(Model)
.Columns(column => {
column.For(x => x.Id);
column.For(x => x.Name);
column.For(x => x.IsInStock)
.Partial("~/Views/Home/IsInStock.ascx");
})
%>
<input type="submit" value="OK" />
<% } %>
Partial:
<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<MyNamespace.Models.Product>" %>
<!--
TODO: Handle the checked="checked" attribute based on the IsInStock
model property. Ideally write a helper method for this
-->
<td><input type="checkbox" name="isInStock" value="<%= Model.Id %>" /></td>
And finally here's a helper method you could use to generate this checkbox:
using System.Web.Mvc;
using Microsoft.Web.Mvc;
public static class HtmlExtensions
{
public static MvcHtmlString EditorForIsInStock(this HtmlHelper<Product> htmlHelper)
{
var tagBuilder = new TagBuilder("input");
tagBuilder.MergeAttribute("type", "checkbox");
tagBuilder.MergeAttribute("name", htmlHelper.NameFor(x => x.IsInStock).ToHtmlString());
if (htmlHelper.ViewData.Model.IsInStock)
{
tagBuilder.MergeAttribute("checked", "checked");
}
return MvcHtmlString.Create(tagBuilder.ToString());
}
}
Which simplifies the partial:
<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<MyNamespace.Models.Product>" %>
<td><%: Html.EditorForIsInStock() %></td>