Passing form input from view to controller - asp.net-mvc

Question

I'm working with a standard razor view with form data. I want to pass the input form data to my controller after pressing the submit button. My view looks like this:
#model CareSource.ReleaseAssistant.Models.Prime.Team
#{
ViewBag.Title = "Create";
Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
}
<h2>Create New Team</h2>
#using (Html.BeginForm())
{
#Html.AntiForgeryToken()
<div class="form-horizontal">
<h4>Team</h4>
<hr />
#Html.ValidationSummary(true, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.Abbreviation, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.Abbreviation, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "form-control" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Abbreviation, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.CreatedBy, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.CreatedBy, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "form-control" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.CreatedBy, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.CreatedOn, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.CreatedOn, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "form-control" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.CreatedOn, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.ModifiedBy, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.ModifiedBy, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "form-control" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.ModifiedBy, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.ModifiedOn, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.ModifiedOn, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "form-control" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.ModifiedOn, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.Name, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-md-2" })
<div class="col-md-10">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.Name, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "form-control" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Name, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">
<input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn-default" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
<div>
#Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Index")
</div>
<script src="~/Scripts/jquery-1.10.2.min.js"></script>
<script src="~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<script src="~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js"></script>
The problem is that the information in the form is not being passed back to my controller to be handled by my action method. I'm trying create a new entry in my database using web api. My action method looks like this:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(FormCollection collection)
{
try
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
HttpEndPointContext httpEndPoint = new HttpEndPointContext()
{
AuthenticationMethod = HttpAuthenticationMethods.None,
Ssl = false,
HttpMethod = HttpMethod.Post,
//Path = "localhost:32173/api/team/",
QueryStrings = null,
};
IProcessResult result = HttpConnectionManager.Current.SendMessage(httpEndPoint);
var response = result.ResponseData.ToString();
}
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
catch
{
return View();
}
}
Most of the code in this project was generated using Codesmith Generator and uses the MicroORM called PetaPoco.

Answer 1

Since your form is strongly typed to an instance of Team and you are using that to generate the input form fields, you can use Team object as the parameter of your HttpPost method.
HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(Team model)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
//access model.Properties
}
return View(model);
}

Answer 2

Do use Team model as parameter remove formCollection and try

Answer 3

Please update your View with the given code :
#using (Html.BeginForm("Create", "YourControllerName", FormMethod.Post, new { id = "form" }))
{
//Copy your current code as it is here.
}