Why is it removed: ASP.NET MVC CheckBoxList (without MVCContrib)

Question

Why is the CheckBoxList removed from ASP.NET MVC preview release 5?

Currently I don\'t see any way in which I can create a list of checkboxes (with similar nam

Answer 1

I have my own implementation of CheckListBox which has support for ModelState. If you are interested it's in Un CheckBoxList que funciona en ASP.NET MVC. The post is in Spanish, but you shouldn't have any problems reading the code.

What is interesting in Jeremiah solution is the fact that you can set the initial state of the checkboxes, something you can't do with my CheckListBox.

Answer 2

I recently blogged about implementing the CheckBoxList helper in the MVC Beta. Here is the link.

Answer 3

A for loop in the view to generate the checkboxes

<% foreach(Inhoud i in ViewData["InhoudList"] as List<Inhoud>) { %>
  <input type="checkbox" name="Inhoud" value="<%= i.name %>" checked="checked" /> <%= i.name %>
<% } %>   

Don't use Html.Checkbox, as that will generate two values for each item in the list (as it uses a hidden input for false values)

Answer 4

I recommend using JeremiahClark extension posted above. (CheckBoxList)

My controller resulted into very simple instructions. For clarify I add a fragment of my code that's absent in the sample.

        var rolesList = new List<CheckBoxListInfo>();
        foreach (var role in Roles.GetAllRoles())
        {
            rolesList.Add(new CheckBoxListInfo(role, role, Roles.IsUserInRole(user.UserName, role)));
        }
        ViewData["roles"] = listaRoles;

And in the view:

<div><%= Html.CheckBoxList("roles", ViewData["roles"]) %></div>

That's all.