A dropdownlist list in ASP.NET MVC although not [required] field shows up as required and Model Sta
- by VJ
I have the following code-
View-
<% Html.BeginForm(); %>
<div>
<%= Html.DropDownList("DropDownSelectList", new SelectList( Model.DropDownSelectList, "Value", "Text"))%>
Controller-
public ActionResult Admin(string apiKey, string userId)
{
ChallengesAdminViewModel vm = new ChallengesAdminViewModel();
vm.ApiKey = apiKey;
vm.UserId = userId;
vm.DropDownSelectList = new List<SelectListItem>();
vm.DropDownSelectList.Add(listItem1);
vm.DropDownSelectList.Add(listItem2);
vm.DropDownSelectList.Add(listItem3);
vm.DropDownSelectList.Add(listItem4);
vm.DropDownSelectList.Add(listItem5);
vm.DropDownSelectList.Add(listItem6);
vm.DropDownSelectList.Add(listItem7);
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Admin(ChallengesAdminViewModel vm)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)//Due to the null dropdownlist gives model state invalid
{
}
}
ViewModel-
public class ChallengesAdminViewModel
{
[Required]
public string ApiKey { get; set; }
[Required]
public string UserId { get; set; }
public List<SelectListItem> DropDownSelectList { get; set; }
}
I dont know why it still requires the list although not required. I want to have only two attributes as required. So I wanted to know how do i declare or change that list to be not required and have my Model State Valid.
