Robert Francis

asked on 12/22/2014

Display selected value of dropdown list in page

I want to be able to display the value from a dropdown list on a page. You will see a section under the dropdown code <p>Dropdown selection goes here</p>. Here is my code so far:

@model List<Portal2.Models.V_Routings>

@{
    Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_masterLayout.cshtml";
}

<div class="form-group-sm">
    <form action="~/routings" method="post">
        <select class="form-control"name="ddlRoutings" onchange="this.form.submit()" id="ddlRoutings">
            <option value=""></option>
            <option value="Band Saw">Band Saw</option>
            <option value="Drillpress">Drillpress</option>
            <option value="Fab">Fab</option>
            <option value="Fadal 3016">Fadal 3016</option>
            <option value="Fadal 4020">Fadal 4020</option>
            <option value="Fadal 8030">Fadal 8030</option>
            <option value="Fineline">Fineline</option>
            <option value="Flexarm">Flexarm</option>
            <option value="Laser">Laser</option>
            <option value="Mach.Shop">Mach.Shop</option>
            <option value="Mazakqt200">Mazakqt200</option>
            <option value="Part Mark">Part Mark</option>
            <option value="Pem-Press">Pem-Press</option>
            <option value="Powder">Powder</option>
            <option value="Pressbrake">Pressbrake</option>
            <option value="QC">QC</option>
            <option value="Welding">Welding</option>
            <option value="Sandblast">Sandblast</option>
            <option value="WJ 1 Head">WJ 1 Head</option>

        </select>
    </form>
</div>

<p>Dropdown selection goes here</p>

<table class="table" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" rules="all" border="1" id="cphMain_GridView1" style="color:#333333;border-collapse:collapse;">
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <th scope="col">Promised Date</th>
            <th scope="col">Job</th>
            <th scope="col">Customer</th>
            <th scope="col">Part Number</th>
            <th scope="col">Description</th>
            <th scope="col">Rev</th>
            <th scope="col">Promised Quantity</th>
            <th scope="col">Remaining Quantity</th>
            <th scope="col">Status</th>
            <th scope="col">Comment</th>
        </tr>
        @foreach (var item in Model)
            {
                var cssName = "";
                if (item.Promised_Date < DateTime.Now.Date)
                { cssName = "passed"; }
                else if (item.Promised_Date == DateTime.Now.Date)
                { cssName = "current"; }
                <tr class="@cssName">
                    <td>@item.Promised_Date.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy")</td>
                    <td><a href="/routing/jobdetails/@item.Job">@item.Job</a></td>
                    <td>@item.Customer</td>
                    <td>@item.Part_Number</td>
                    <td>@item.Description</td>
                    <td>@item.Rev</td>
                    <td>@item.Promised_Quantity</td>
                    <td>@item.Remaining_Quantity</td>
                    <td>@item.Status</td>
                    <td>@item.Comment</td>
                </tr>
            }
    </tbody>
</table>

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Robert Francis

8/22/2022 - Mon

Walter Padrón

12/22/2014

You could modify your Model and add a property that hold the value selected

<p>@Model.SomeProperty</p>

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Robert Francis

12/22/2014

ASKER

I am an extreme beginner here. This is the code for my model:

namespace Portal2.Models
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    
    public partial class V_Routings
    {
        public string Job { get; set; }
        public string Customer { get; set; }
        public string Rev { get; set; }
        public string Part_Number { get; set; }
        public string Description { get; set; }
        public string Status { get; set; }
        public int Promised_Quantity { get; set; }
        public string Order_Unit { get; set; }
        public System.DateTime Promised_Date { get; set; }
        public string Comment { get; set; }
        public string Work_Center { get; set; }
        public string Expr1 { get; set; }
        public Nullable<int> Remaining_Quantity { get; set; }
    }
}

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I am trying to put the Work_Center value in the text area.

Walter Padrón

12/22/2014

<p>@Model.Work_Center</p>

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Robert Francis

12/22/2014

ASKER

Thanks for your quick response. I had already tried that. I am getting this:

Compilation Error

Description: An error occurred during the compilation of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific error details and modify your source code appropriately.

Compiler Error Message: CS1061: 'System.Collections.Generic.List<Portal2.Models.V_Routings>' does not contain a definition for 'Work_Center' and no extension method 'Work_Center' accepting a first argument of type 'System.Collections.Generic.List<Portal2.Models.V_Routings>' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Source Error:

Line 33: </div>
Line 34: <br/>
Line 35: <p>@Model.Work_Center</p>
Line 36:
Line 37: <table class="table table-striped table-bordered" id="cphMain_GridView1">

Walter Padrón

12/22/2014

I didn't realize that you specify a List<Portal2.Models.V_Routings>

Suppose the Work_Center is the same in all items returned.
<p>@Model[0].Work_Center</p>

A more maintanable code

   public partial class V_Routings
   {
        public string Work_Center { get; set; }
       // Put other attibutes here ...

        public List<RoutingItems> Items { get; set; }
   }

    public class RoutingItems
    {
        public string Job { get; set; }
        public string Customer { get; set; }
        public string Rev { get; set; }
        public string Part_Number { get; set; }
        public string Description { get; set; }
        public string Status { get; set; }
        public int Promised_Quantity { get; set; }
        public string Order_Unit { get; set; }
        public System.DateTime Promised_Date { get; set; }
        public string Comment { get; set; }
        public string Expr1 { get; set; }
        public Nullable<int> Remaining_Quantity { get; set; }
    }

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Robert Francis

12/22/2014

ASKER

Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
Parameter name: index

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
Parameter name: index

Source Error:

Line 32: </form>
Line 33: </div>
Line 34: <p>@Model[0].Work_Center Routing</p>
Line 35: <br />
Line 36: <table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-condensed" id="cphMain_GridView1">

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Walter Padrón

12/22/2014

This means your List<Portal2.Models.V_Routings> is empty.

Add a check

<p>
@if ( Model.Any() )
{
    @Model[0].Work_Center
}
</p>

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Robert Francis

12/22/2014

ASKER

The table right below that is working and filling with data from the same model.

        @foreach (var item in Model)
            {
                var cssName = "";
                if (item.Promised_Date < DateTime.Now.Date)
                { cssName = "passed"; }
                else if (item.Promised_Date == DateTime.Now.Date)
                { cssName = "current"; }
                <tr class="@cssName">
                    <td>@item.Promised_Date.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy")</td>
                    <td><a href="/routing/jobdetails/@item.Job">@item.Job</a></td>
                    <td>@item.Customer</td>
                    <td>@item.Part_Number</td>
                    <td>@item.Description</td>
                    <td>@item.Rev</td>
                    <td>@item.Promised_Quantity</td>
                    <td>@item.Remaining_Quantity</td>
                    <td>@item.Status</td>
                    <td>@item.Comment</td>
                </tr>
            }
    </tbody>
</table>

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Walter Padrón

12/23/2014

This works on my computer VS2013 + framework 4.5 + MVC5

Also you should tag the string "Routing"
<p>@Model[0].Work_Center <span>Routing</span></p>

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