Pass Model Data to Url.Action Method - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have a DownloadExcel(List model) method in controller. I add a link in view page,
#model IEnumerable<MyNameSpace.Models.Page>
#if (Model != null)
{
if (Model.Count() != 0)
{
....
<div>
Download Excel
</div>
}
}
controller:
public void DownloadExcel(List<Page> model)
{
var collection = model;
ExcelPackage Ep = new ExcelPackage();
ExcelPackage.LicenseContext = LicenseContext.NonCommercial;
ExcelWorksheet Sheet = Ep.Workbook.Worksheets.Add("Report");
Sheet.Cells["A1"].Value = "id";
Sheet.Cells["B1"].Value = "Name";
Sheet.Cells["C1"].Value = "Title";
Sheet.Cells["D1"].Value = "CreatedDate";
Sheet.Cells["E1"].Value = "CreatedBy";
int row = 2;
foreach (var item in collection)
{
Sheet.Cells[string.Format("A{0}", row)].Value = item.Id;
Sheet.Cells[string.Format("B{0}", row)].Value = item.Name;
Sheet.Cells[string.Format("C{0}", row)].Value = item.Title;
Sheet.Cells[string.Format("D{0}", row)].Value = Convert.ToDateTime(item.CreatedDate);
Sheet.Cells[string.Format("E{0}", row)].Value = item.CreatedBy;
row++;
}
Sheet.Cells["A:AZ"].AutoFitColumns();
Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet";
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment: filename=" + "Report.xlsx");
Response.BinaryWrite(Ep.GetAsByteArray());
Response.End();
}
How do I pass the Model data from view to controller action? It gives me a blank spreadsheet data right now. Thanks

Answer 1

You should not use Url.Action in this case. Url.Action usually use for GET method.
In this case you can use ajax post as
In cshtml
<button onclick="download()">Download Excel</button>
Add script tag in cshtml page
function download() {
var obj= #Html.Raw(Json.Encode(Model));
$.ajax({
url: '#Url.Content("/Home/DownloadExcel")',
dataType: 'json',
type: 'POST',
data: JSON.stringify(obj),
contentType: 'application/json',
success: function (data) {
alert("success");
}
});
}
In controller you add attribute HttpPost as
[HttpPost]
public void DownloadExcel(List<Page> model)