Question

I created a function in javascript like that:

function addNewManufacturer() {
    var name = $("#id-manuf-name").val();
    var address = $("#id-manuf-address").val();
    var phone = $("#id-manuf-phone").val();
    
    var sendInfo = {
        Name: name,
        Address: address,
        Phone: phone
    };
    
    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "/Home/Add",
        dataType: "json",
        success: function (msg) {
            if (msg) {
                alert("Somebody" + name + " was added in list !");
                location.reload(true);
            } else {
                alert("Cannot add to list !");
            }
        },
        data: sendInfo
    });
}

I called jquery.json-2.3.min.js script file and I used it for toJSON(array) method.

In controller, I have this Add action

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Add(PersonSheets sendInfo) {
    bool success = _addSomethingInList.AddNewSomething( sendInfo );

    return this.Json( new {
         msg = success
    });
      
}

But sendInfo as method parameter becomes null.

The model:

public struct PersonSheets
{
    public int Id;
    public string Name;
    public string Address;
    public string Phone;
}

public class PersonModel
{
    private List<PersonSheets> _list;
    public PersonModel() {
         _list= GetFakeData();
    }

    public bool AddNewSomething(PersonSheets info) {
         if ( (info as object) == null ) {
            throw new ArgumentException( "Person list cannot be empty", "info" );
         }

         PersonSheets item= new PersonSheets();
         item.Id = GetMaximumIdValueFromList( _list) + 1;
         item.Name = info.Name;
         item.Address = info.Address;
         item.Phone = info.Phone;
             
         _list.Add(item);

         return true;
    }
}

How could I do in action method when the data was sent with POST ?

I don’t know how to use.
Also, it is possible to send back the response (to ajax) via JSON ?

Answer 1

Create a model

public class Person
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Address { get; set; }
    public string Phone { get; set; }
}

Controllers Like Below

    public ActionResult PersonTest()
    {
        return View();
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public ActionResult PersonSubmit(Vh.Web.Models.Person person)
    {
        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);  /*simulating slow connection*/

        /*Do something with object person*/


        return Json(new {msg="Successfully added "+person.Name });
    }

Javascript

<script type="text/javascript">
    function send() {
        var person = {
            name: $("#id-name").val(),
            address:$("#id-address").val(),
            phone:$("#id-phone").val()
        }

        $('#target').html('sending..');

        $.ajax({
            url: '/test/PersonSubmit',
            type: 'post',
            dataType: 'json',
            contentType: 'application/json',
            success: function (data) {
                $('#target').html(data.msg);
            },
            data: JSON.stringify(person)
        });
    }
</script>