UpdateModel not working consistently for me if a ddl gets hidden by jQuery
- by awrigley
Hi
My jQuery code hides a ddl under certain circumstances. When this is the case, after submitting the form, using the UpdateModel doesn't seem to work consistently. My code in the controller:
// POST: /IllnessDetail/Edit
[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
public ActionResult Edit(IllnessDetail ill)
{
IllnessDetailFormViewModel mfv = new IllnessDetailFormViewModel(ill);
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
try
{
IllnessDetail sick = idr.GetLatestIllnessDetailByUsername(User.Identity.Name);
UpdateModel(sick);
idr.Save();
return RedirectToAction("Current", "IllnessDetail");
}
catch
{
ModelState.AddRuleViolations(mfv.IllnessDetail.GetRuleViolations());
}
}
return View(new IllnessDetailFormViewModel(ill));
}
I have only just started with MVC, and working under a deadline, so am still hazy as to how UpdateModel works. Debugging seems to reveal that the correct value is passed in to the action method:
public ActionResult Edit(IllnessDetail ill)
And the correct value is put into sick in the following line:
IllnessDetailFormViewModel mfv = new IllnessDetailFormViewModel(ill);
However, when all is said, done and returned to the client, what displays is the value of:
sick.IdInfectiousAgent
instead of the value of:
ill.IdInfectiousAgent
The only reason I can think of is that the ddlInfectiousAgent has been hidden by jQuery. Or am I barking up the wrong lamp post?
Andrew
