Context: Asp.Net MVC3 w/Razor
I am trying to put a login form on a Razor layout (formerly master page) so that, when the user times out, s/he can be prompted to login without being redirected (as in RallyDev). So, I have created a partial _LogOn.cshtml with all the requisite stuff (username, etc.) inside an Ajax.BeginForm with an UpdateTargetId that points to a div that holds the logon controls inside the ajax form. The form posts back to the AccountsController.RefreshLogOn action, but obviously, the containing page may have been rendered from a different controller. The RefreshLogOn action returns PartialView("_LogOn"). In any case, my expectation/desire is that only the controls inside this div are replaced. What is happening instead is that my page location changes to /Accounts/RefreshLogon and the whole page is replaced by the partial. Is there another approach I should be taking?
Here's the relevant code:
_LogOn.cshtml
@{
using (Ajax.BeginForm("RefreshLogOn", "Accounts",
new AjaxOptions {
OnSuccess = "logonSucceeded",
OnFailure = "logonFailed",
HttpMethod = "Post",
UpdateTargetId = "user-info" },
new { @id = "refresh"}))
{
@Html.AntiForgeryToken()
<div id="user-info">
<p>Your session has expired.</p>
<div class="error">@Html.ValidationSummary()</div>
<table>
<tr>
<td>Username:</td>
<td>@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.UserName)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Password:</td>
<td>@Html.PasswordFor(model => model.Password)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Remember Me:</td>
<td>@Html.CheckBoxFor(model => model.RememberMe)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
}
}
AccountsController
public ActionResult RefreshLogOn (LogOnModel model)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
if (MembershipService.ValidateUser(model.UserName, model.Password))
{
...content elided...
return PartialView("_LogOn");
}
ModelState.AddModelError("", ErrorMessages.IncorrectUsernameOrPassword);
}
return PartialView("_LogOn", model);
}
Ajax.BeginForm --> form tag generated:
<form action="/Accounts/RefreshLogOn" id="refresh" method="post"
onclick="Sys.Mvc.AsyncForm.handleClick(this, new Sys.UI.DomEvent(event));"
onsubmit="Sys.Mvc.AsyncForm.handleSubmit(this, new Sys.UI.DomEvent(event),
{
insertionMode: Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode.replace,
httpMethod: 'Post',
updateTargetId: 'user-info',
onFailure: Function.createDelegate(this, logonFailed),
onSuccess: Function.createDelegate(this, logonSucceeded)
});">