Why mvc Html.HiddenFor does not render my field?

Question

I\'m trying to do this simple thing

<%= Html.HiddenFor(model => model.Id)%>

the model is

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Answer 1

I ran into this problem as well with @Html.HiddenFor.

@Html.Hidden("Id", Model.Id) also gave value 0, but a foreign key field, e.g., @Html.Hidden("Model_Category_ModelId", Model.Category.ModelId) did work, while it @Html.HiddenFor(m => m.Category.ModelId) did not.

My solution was to redirect to the get action, as described in ASP NET MVC Post Redirect Get Pattern.