In the contoller, how do i obtain data from an htt

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How to obtain data from a form using method=“post”? How to request it data in my controller?

I want to simply obtain data from a form.. Below is my form.. In my controller , how do i access the data from the form?

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function () {
        $("#SavePersonButton").click(function () {
            $("#addPerson").submit();
        });
    });
</script>
<h2>Add Person</h2>
<form id="addPerson" method="post" action="<%: Url.Action("SavePerson","Prod") %>">
    <table>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="3" class="tableHeader">New Person</td>
        </tr>
         <tr>
            <td colspan="2" class="label">First Name:</td>
            <td class="content">
                <input type="text" maxlength="20" name="FirstName" id="FirstName" />
            </td>
        </tr>
         <tr>
            <td colspan="2" class="label">Last Name:</td>
            <td class="content">
                <input type="text" maxlength="20" name="LastName" id="LastName" />
            </td>
        </tr>

        <tr>
            <td colspan="3" class="tableFooter">
                    <br />
                    <a id ="SavePersonButton" href="#" class="regularButton">Add</a>
                    <a href="javascript:history.back()" class="regularButton">Cancel</a>
            </td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</form>

Contoller Controller Controller Controller Controller

[HTTP POST]
public  Action Result(Could i pass in the name through here or..)
{

Can obtain the data from the html over here using Request.Form. Pleas help
return RedirectToAction("SearchPerson", "Person");
}

Answer 1

You could do

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult YourAction (FormCollection form)
{
    var inputOne = form["FirstName"];

    return RedirectToAction("SearchPerson", "Person");
}

Answer 2

Just make sure the parameters of the action has the same name as the input fields and the data-binding will take care of the rest for you.

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult YourAction(string inputfieldName1, int inputFieldName2 ...)
{
    // You can now access the form data through the parameters

    return RedirectToAction("SearchPerson", "Person");
}

If you have a model whose properties have the same name as your input fields your could even do this:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult YourAction(YourOwnModel model)
{
    // You will now get a model of type YourOwnModel, 
    // with properties based on the form data

    return RedirectToAction("SearchPerson", "Person");
}

Notice that the attribute should be [HttpPost] not [HTTP POST].

It is of course possible to read the data through Request.Form as well:

var inputData = Request.Form["inputFieldName"];