ASP.NET Core 1.0 POST IEnumerable to controller

Question

I have an action that returns a model to the View which is IEnumerable. In the view I loop through the list using foreach. T type has a property called

Answer 1

The problem was @model IEnumerable<Product> in the view. I changed that to List and use instead a for loop:

@model List<Product>


<form asp-controller="Home" asp-action="Order" method="post" role="form">
   @for (int i = 0; i < Model.Count(); i++)
   {
        <div>
              <span>@Model[i].Title</span>
              <input asp-for="@Model[i].Amount" type="text">
        </div>
   }

SAVE

Answer 2

It finally boils down to the serialization format that MVC understands for form posts (ex: application/x-www-form-urlencoded). So whenever you use TagHelpers or HtmlHelpers make sure that you try to render the form in the following way:

Action parameter: IEnumerable<Product> products
Request format: [0].Title=car&[0].Amount=10.00&[1].Title=jeep&[1].Amount=20.00

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Action parameter: Manufacturer manufacturer where Manufacturer type is like below:

public class Manufacturer
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public List<Product> Products { get; set; }
}

public class Product
{
    public string Title { get; set; }
    public int Amount { get; set; }
}

Request format: Name=FisherPrice&Products[0].Title=car&Products[0].Amount=10.00&Products[1].Title=jeep&Products[1].Amount=20.00

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Action parameter: IEnumerable<string> states
Request format1: states=wa&states=mi&states=ca
Request format2: states[0]=wa&states[1]=mi&states[2]=ca

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Action parameter: Dictionary<string, string> states
Request format: states[wa]=washington&states[mi]=michigan&states[ca]=california