How to make your button on a form using asp.net-mvc work? - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have a button, it does not seem to create new users to my database. What it does it only inherits user validaton to my Login method and need some guidance to this please and thanks. Below is the logic what i am trying to do. What i want to do my create button must be able to create new users if not exist to the database.
Controller:
[HttpPost]
[AllowAnonymous]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult Create(CreateModel objSubmit)
{
ViewBag.Msg = "Details submitted successfully";
return View(objSubmit);
}
// This is for login, and its hits this method each time.
[HttpPost]
[AllowAnonymous]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult Login(Login login)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
bool success = WebSecurity.Login(login.username, login.password, false);
var UserID = GetUserID_By_UserName(login.username);
var LoginType = GetRoleBy_UserID(Convert.ToString(UserID));
if (success == true)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Convert.ToString(LoginType)))
{
ModelState.AddModelError("Error", "Rights to User are not Provide Contact to Admin");
return View(login);
}
else
{
Session["Name"] = login.username;
Session["UserID"] = UserID;
Session["LoginType"] = LoginType;
if (Roles.IsUserInRole(login.username, "Admin"))
{
return RedirectToAction("AdminDashboard", "Dashboard");
}
else
{
return RedirectToAction("UserDashboard", "Dashboard");
}
}
}
else
{
ModelState.AddModelError("Error", "Please enter valid Username and Password");
return View(login);
}
}
else
{
ModelState.AddModelError("Error", "Please enter Username and Password");
return View(login);
}
}
Model:
namespace eNtsaPortalWebsiteProject.Models
{
public class CreateModel
{
[Required]
[StringLength(100, ErrorMessage = "The {0} must be at least {2} characters long.", MinimumLength = 6)]
[DataType(DataType.Password)]
[Display(Name = "Password")]
public string password { get; set; }
[Required]
public string username { get; set; }
}
}
// View for login
<div data-="mainContent">
<section class="container">
<div class="logo col-sm-12 text-center col-md-12"> <img alt="" src="~/Images/eNtsa.png" /></div>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div id="MyWizard" class="formArea LRmargin">
#using (Html.BeginForm())
{
#Html.AntiForgeryToken()
<div id="divMessage" class="text-center col-md-12 col-md-offset-12 alert-success">
#Html.ValidationSummary()
</div>
<div class="col-md-12 col-md-offset-10 col-xs-12">
<div class="loginPage panel-info">
<div class="form-group"><span class=""><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user">Username:</i></span>
#Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.username, new { #class = "form-control text-center", autocomplete = "off" })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.username)
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<span class=""><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-lock">Password:</i></span>
#Html.PasswordFor(model => model.password, new { #class = "form-control text-center", autocomplete = "off" })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.password)
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<input id="BtnLogin" type="submit" class="btn btn-success btn-pressure" name="BtnLogin" value="Login" />
<input type ="Submit" class="btn btn-info btn-pressure" name="BtnCreate" value="Create" />
</div>
</div>
}
<div class="clear"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
</div>
View for creating user:
<div class="mainContent">
<section class="container">
<div class="logo col-sm-12 text-center col-md-10">
<img alt="" src="~/Images/eNtsa.png"/>
</div>
<div class="container">
#using (Html.BeginForm())
{
#Html.AntiForgeryToken()
<div id="divMessage" class="text-center col-md-12 col-md-offset-12 alert-success">
#Html.ValidationSummary()
</div>
<div class="col-md-12 col-md-offset-10 col-xs-12">
<div class="glyphicon-registration-mark">
<div class="form-group"><span class=""><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user">Username:</i></span>
#Html.TextBoxFor(model=>model.username, new {#class ="form-control text-center", automplete="off" })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model=>model.username)
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<span class=""><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-lock">Password:</i></span>
#Html.PasswordFor(model=>model.password, new {#class = "form-control text-center", autocomplete="off" })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model=>model.password)
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">
<input type="submit" class="btn btn-success btn-pressure" name="BtnSubmit" value="Submit"/>
</div>
</div>
}
</div>
</section>
</div>

Answer 1

The button is working - that isn't the problem that you're having.
You can have multiple buttons to submit the form but they will return to the same place, either:
a) the controller/action specified in the "action" property of the form
b) if no action is specified then the default location - in your case there isn't one directly specified so it is posting back to the default location.
(see: How to link HTML5 form action to Controller ActionResult method in ASP.NET MVC 4)
The easiest way to accomplish what you're trying to do would be refactor your controller and branch the logic depending on what the value is of the submit button.
(see: MVC razor form with multiple different submit buttons?
and How to handle two submit buttons on MVC view)
This will require some refactoring of the code that you have written, but it is the most straightforward way of achieving what you're trying to do.
In very basic terms it would look something like this:
Model:
namespace eNtsaPortalWebsiteProject.Models
{
public class LoginCreateModel
{
[Required]
[StringLength(100, ErrorMessage = "The {0} must be at least {2} characters long.", MinimumLength = 6)]
[DataType(DataType.Password)]
[Display(Name = "Password")]
public string password { get; set; }
[Required]
public string username { get; set; }
public string btnSubmit { get; set; } // both buttons will have the same name on your form, with different values ("Create" or "Login")
}
}
Controller:
[HttpPost]
[AllowAnonymous]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult Login(LoginCreateModel objSubmit)
{
if (objSubmit.btnSubmit == "Create")
{
// Handle creation logic here
}
if (objSubmit.btnSubmit == "Login")
{
// Handle login logic here
}
return View(objSubmit);
}