get value of dropdownlist using razor

[Daniel]

Hello,
if i have in razor this dropdownlist
@(Html.Kendo().DropDownList()
          .Name("category")
          .OptionLabel("Select a product...")
          .DataTextField("ProductName")
          .DataValueField("ProductID")
          .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "width:200px" })
          .DataSource(source => source.Read("ProductListData", "Controls"))
          .Events(ev => ev.Change("change"))
      
                                        
)

how can i use in the same view, the value of the dropdownlist using razor syntax?
i was looking for something like @Html.Kendo().DropDownList("category").Value()...

Regards,

[Dimiter Madjarov]

Hi Daniel, 

You can get the value of the dropdown list using razor syntax from the DropDownList component:

@{
    var ddl = Html.Kendo().DropDownList()
          .Name("category")
          .OptionLabel("Select a product...")
          .DataTextField("ProductName")
          .DataValueField("ProductID")
          .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "width:200px" })
          .DataSource(source => source.Read("ProductListData", "Controls"))
          .Events(ev => ev.Change("change"))

    ddl.Render(); //displays the dropdown list

    var selected = ddl.ToComponent().Value //gets the selected value
}

or from the model.

I hope this information helps you.
All the best,
Dimiter Madjarov
the Telerik team