Converting formCollection array to objects in the controller
- by bergin
in my view I have several [n].propertyName array fields I want to turn the formCollection fields into objects myobject[n].propertyName when it goes to the controller.
so for example, the context:
View:
foreach (var item in Model.SSSubjobs.AsEnumerable())
<%: Html.Hidden("["+c+"].sssj_id", item.sssj_id ) %>
<%: Html.Hidden("["+c+"].order_id", item.order_id ) %>
<%: Html.TextBox("["+c+"].farm", item.farm %>
<%: Html.TextBox("["+c+"].field", item.field %>
c++;
Controller:
I want to take the above [0].sssj_id and turn into sssj[0].sssj_id or a list of sssj objects
My first idea was to look in the form collection for things starting with "[" but I have a feeling this isnt right...
this is as far as I got:
public IList<SoilSamplingSubJob> extractSSSJ(FormCollection c)
{
IList<SoilSamplingSubJob> sssj_list=null;
SoilSamplingSubJob sssj;
var n=0;
foreach (var key in c.AllKeys) // iterate through the formcollection
{
var value = c[key];
if(key.StartsWith("[")) // ie turn [0].gps_pk_chx into sssj.gps_pk_chx
???
}
return sssj_list;
}
