[Solved] How Do I Get the Value From My DropDownList?

[Jerry]

I know this must be a newbie question and there's no lack of DDL examples about, but I can't make this work:

Simple view with a DropDownList and an Upload control:

@model UploadStatementViewModel

@{ Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_LayoutTwoColumns.cshtml"; }

<div class="paneheader">Upload Statements</div>

@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
    <div>Select the appropriate statement parser:</div>

    <p>
    @(Html.Telerik().DropDownList()
        .Name("selectedParser")
        .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "width: 300px;" })
        .BindTo(PicklistHelper.ParserPicklist())
        )
    </p>

    <p>
    @(Html.Telerik().Upload()
        .Name("file")
        .Multiple(false)
        .Async(async => async
            .Save("Save", "Statement")
            .AutoUpload(true))
        )
    </p>
}

View Model:

public class UploadStatementViewModel
{
    public HttpPostedFileBase file { get; set; }
    public string selectedParser { get; set; }
}

My Save actiion is getting triggered without a problem, but only the file property is populated.  I expected the value from the drop down list to be in selectedParser, but it's always null.

What do I need to do to get that value to flow back to the controller?

Thanks.
J

[Sébastien]

I have the same issue using the following code

@using (Html.BeginForm("MyAction", "AController", FormMethod.Post))
{
    <div>
        <div style="float:left;line-height:22px;margin-right:5px;margin-bottom:10px">Selected Log File : </div>
        @Html.Telerik().DropDownList().Name("S").BindTo(Model.Files).HtmlAttributes(new { style = "float:left;line-height:17px;margin-right:5px"})
        <button class="t-button t-state-default" type="submit" style="float:left;line-height:16px">Load</button>
        <div style="clear:both"></div>
    </div>
}

I didn't get the selected value and my Model back.
Version used : 2011.2.715

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Sébastien,

 
This is not a known issue. Could you reproduce the depicted issue using this online demo? In order to proceed with the investigation I will ask you to send us a simple test project which replicates the problem. Thus I will be able to review it locally and advice you further.

Kind regards,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team

[Jerry]

To be clear...  I have no problem with the drop down list, in general.  But when I add the File Upload control in AutoUpload mode, that's when I stop receiving the DDL value.  It has something to do with the way the Upload control is posting back, I'm guessing...

Does that make a difference?

Thanks.

J

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Jerry,

 
If you need to send the value of the DropDownList to the Save Action method when upload the file, then you will need to use onUpload event of the Upload UI component. In the event handler you will need to extend the e.data with the data which you need to send:

[View]:

function onUpload(e) {
   var dropDownListValue = "1";

   e.data = { ddlValue: dropDownListValue };
}

[Controller]:

public ActionResult Save(IEnumerable<HttpPostedFileBase> attachments, string ddlValue) {

....

}

Check this help topic for more information.
Regards,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team