What does Html.HiddenFor do?

Question

Although I have read the documentation on Html.HiddenFor, I\'ve not grasped what is it used for...

Could somebody explain its uses and give a short example?

Answer 1

And to consume the hidden ID input back on your Edit action method:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Edit(FormCollection collection)
{
    ViewModel.ID = Convert.ToInt32(collection["ID"]);
}