[Solved] MVC Menu: Capture selected item in Controller

[Shaun]

Would please offer an example in vb.net of how to capture the selected item for mvc menu in an existing controller. I've seen the examples for client side capture but not sure how to get this to my server side/controller. Thanks

[Dimo]

Hi NK,

The Menu has no built-in mechanism to submit data to the server, so you need to do this manually. Add a form with a hidden field to the page and populate the field in the OnSelect event with any information that you will need.

Kind regards,
Dimo
the Telerik team

[Shaun]

Thanks for your answer.  However, i realized what i need to do is just route to an action in controller:

             @(Html.Telerik().Menu() _
                .Name("ToolsMenu") _
                .Items(Function(items)
                               items.Add().Text("Export to CSV").Action("ExportToCSV", "Home")
                       End Function) _
                 .Render()

Is this the correct syntax for adding an action link to menu item in VB.NET. I get a syntax error: "Expression does not produce a value"

Thank you.

[Dimo]

Hi Nik,

Using an Action for the item is a viable approach as well.

However, you can't use @( ) code blocks with a Render() statement.

http://forums.asp.net/t/1694834.aspx/1

Regards,
Dimo
the Telerik team