I want to have two separate forms on a single create page and one action in the controller for each form.
In the view:
<% using (Html.BeginForm()) { %>
// Contents of the first (EditorFor(Model.Product) form.
<input type="submit" />
<% } %>
<% using (Html.BeginForm()) { %>
// Contents of the second (generic input) form.
<input type="submit" />
<% } %>
In the controller:
// Empty for GET request
public ActionResult Create() {
return View(new ProductViewModel("", new Product()));
}
[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
public ActionResult Create(Product product) {
return View(new ProductViewModel("", product));
}
[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
public ActionResult Create(string genericInput) {
if (/* problems with the generic input */) {
ModelState.AddModelError("genericInput", "you donkey");
}
if (ModelState.IsValid) {
// Create a product from the generic input and add to database
return RedirectToAction("Details", "Products", new { id = product.ID });
}
return View(new ProductViewModel(genericInput, new Product()));
}
Results in "The current request for action 'MyMethod' on controller type 'MyController' is ambiguous between the following action methods"
- error or the wrong Create action is called.
Solutions?
ActionResult
Create(Product product, string
genericInput);
Html.BeginForm()
I have no idea what are the caveats in these. How would you solve this?
Actually, I believe you can do this if you are more specific with your BeginForm() call.
Using(Html.BeginForm<ControllerName>(c => c.Create((Product)null)) { }
Using(Html.BeginForm<ControllerName>(c => c.Create((string)null)) { }