Question

When testing/debugging an ASP.NET MVC application, it’s common to submit a form and then check all of the name/value pairs to make sure

1. All of the expected keys are present
2. All of the expected keys have the expected values

Debugging in Visual Studio is great for checking if a single variable (or even a simple object) contains the expected value(s), and as far as a FormCollection, it’s pretty easy to check the presence of the keys. However, checking the key/value pairings in a FormCollection is a huge hassle. Is there a simple way to get Visual Studio to list the keys and their values side-by-side for a quick check?

Answer 1

Just a quick custom check

    public void Edit(FormCollection team)
    {
        System.Text.StringBuilder st = new System.Text.StringBuilder();

        foreach (string key in team.Keys)
        {
            st.AppendLine(String.Format("{0} - {1}", key, team.GetValue(key).AttemptedValue));
        }

        string formValues = st.ToString();
        //Response.Write(st.ToString());
    }

You can then place your mouse on formValues to check the key-value. Clicking the magnifier would reveal the Key-Values