Question

i am using asp.net mvc3 and i populate a create view using following model

Model

public class CategoryModel
{
    public  int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public  string URL { get; set; }
    public  string Description { get; set; }
    public  string Logo { get; set; }
    public  bool IsActive { get; set; }
    public  bool isPopular { get; set; }
    public IList<Category> Parentcategories { get; set; }

}

In my create View i populate like this

View

 <div class="editor-field">
        @Html.DropDownList("parentcategories", new SelectList(Model.Parentcategories.Select(c => c.Name), Model.Parentcategories.Select(c => c.Name)))
        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Parentcategories)
    </div>

now how can i access the selected item in my controller method

Method

 [HttpPost]
    public ActionResult Create( CategoryModel model , HttpPostedFileBase file)
    {
     // 
    }

thanks,
Ahsan

Answer 1

Try this:

public ActionResult Create(string parentcategories, CategoryModel model , HttpPostedFileBase file)

parentcategories will contain selected option value.