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Asked: 2026-05-28T17:29:09+00:00

In my view there is this DropDownList : @Html.DropDownList(fOrderstatus, TryCast( ViewBag.StatusOptions, SelectList), –pick–, New

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In my view there is this DropDownList: 

@Html.DropDownList("fOrderstatus", TryCast( ViewBag.StatusOptions, SelectList), "--pick--",  New With { .title="Pick an orderstatus"} )

The view shows purchaseorders and the dropdownlist should give the user the possibility to filter, e.g. choosing only ‘active’ orders.

I prefer a solution in plain vanilla ASP.NET MVC.

In old skool ASP classic I would have an onchange=submit in the SELECT and in the called ASP (via the FORM action) a Request.Form([name of the SELECT])…

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  1. Editorial Team

    i really searched endless for my answer, and maybe my last remark did it: found the answer myzelf. First you need to define the FORM:

    @Using Html.BeginForm("index",  "purchaseorders")

    @Html.DropDownList("fOrderstatus", TryCast( ViewBag.StatusOptions, SelectList), "--pick--",  New With { .title="Pick an orderstatus", .onchange="submit();"} )

End Using

    In the controller you receive the selected option:

     Function Index(ByVal fOrderstatus As String) As ViewResult
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