How to get DropDownList selected value in controller in MVC

Question

How to get the DropDownList selected value in controller in MVC3 ?

Parthiban Elangovan · Answer

Thanks bro..

Sachin Kalia · Answer

Hi Varsha Kindly use the following line of code in your Controller to get data of DropDownList . long itemId = Convert.ToInt64(collection[ddlValues]); [HttpPost] public ActionResult Edit(int id FormCollection collection) { try { // TODO: Get The value of dropdownlist long itemId = Convert.ToInt64(collection[ddlValues]); return View(EditPost); // return RedirectToAction(Edit); } catch { return View(); } }