Get the selected value of a DropDownList. Asp.NET MVC

Question

I\'m trying to populate a DropDownList and to get the selected value when I submit the form:

Here is my model :

public class Book
{
    public Book         


        

Answer 1

You can use DropDownListFor as below, It so simpler

@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Id, new SelectList(Model.Books,"Id","Name","1"))

(You need a strongly typed view for this -- View bag is not suitable for large lists)

   public ActionResult Action(Book model)
   {
        if (ValidateFields()
        {
            var Id = model.Id;
        ...        

I think this is simpler to use.