MVC: Sending an ID from a view to a controller and doing something with it

Hope your controller action method "DelRec" has parameter to accept ID like:

public ActionResult DelRec(int id)
{...}

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To get id from URL (as your current url is : localhost:99998/MyController/Edit/5017)
Store into variable [myId]

@{ ... 
var myId = Url.RequestContext.RouteData.Values["id"]; 
...}

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To pass parameter (here id) use below code (use variable [myId])

 <input type="button" value="Delete" class="btn btn-danger" 
onclick="location.href='@Url.Action("DelRec", "MyController", new {id=myId})'" />

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Seems like this way is trying to redirect to a View called DelRec, unless I'm doing something wrong. All I want to do is run some code.

@Mike, it is not necessary to create form just to send your id to some other action method, If you have other work to manipulate and send, then it is fine!

Just for sending id to other action method, I guess my solution will work #a42061177 !

I was not successful in getting your solution to work. As I stated earlier, it was directing my browser to a view called DelRec/ID
Furthermore, my initial request was to update a record not "Just for sending id to other action method"

I would love to know how to do this correctly as while this "add another form" method works for me now, I see this as being problematic most other times.

<input type="button" value="Delete" class="btn btn-danger" onclick="location.href='@Url.Action("DelRec", "MyController")'" />

that's what your question stated!

I want to take the ID (in this case 5017)
send it to the controller action (DelRec)

You were needed take id from edit url, and then to pass id to DelRec!

Anyways, best of luck!

No other relevant solutions provided...figured it out myself