Why is it removed: ASP.NET MVC CheckBoxList (without MVCContrib)

Question

Why is the CheckBoxList removed from ASP.NET MVC preview release 5?

Currently I don\'t see any way in which I can create a list of checkboxes (with similar nam

Answer 1

I have my own implementation of CheckListBox which has support for ModelState. If you are interested it's in Un CheckBoxList que funciona en ASP.NET MVC. The post is in Spanish, but you shouldn't have any problems reading the code.

What is interesting in Jeremiah solution is the fact that you can set the initial state of the checkboxes, something you can't do with my CheckListBox.