MVC Controller parameter for a form element with a dot in it?

Question

If you\'re using the Html.TextBoxFor() type methods, you may well end up with Form controls that have dots in their names, like this:

Answer 1

I have found another way, a kind of hack because I believe this is misuse of BindAttribute, to associate firstName parameter with Contact.FirstName input element:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult FooAction([Bind(Prefix="Contact.FirstName")]string firstName)

This for sure works with ASP.NET MVC 1.

Answer 2

Depending on the other form controls, you should be able to have the MVC default model binder construct a Contact object for you. Then the signature of your action method would be:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult FooAction(Contact contact)

Then the Contact.FirstName (and any other fileds) will be bound correctly

Answer 3

As Clicktricity suggests in comments you may use

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult FooAction(FormCollection form)
{
    firstName = form["Contact.FirstName"];
}