@Html.HiddenFor does not work on Lists in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I\'m using a model that contains a List as a property. I\'m populating this list with items i grab from SQL Server. I want the List to be hidden in the view and passed to th

Answer 1

It's a bit of a hack, but if @Html.EditorFor or @Html.DisplayFor work for your list, if you want to make sure it's sent on the post request but not visible, you could just style it to using display: none; to hide it instead, e.g:

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.MyList)