How to use multiple submit buttons in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I use this code in a view:

<button type="submit" name="SB1" value="submit1"><i class="fa fa-save"> Save</button>
<button type="submit" name="SB1" value="submit2"><i class="fa fa-update"> Update</button>

, and this code in a controller:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult AddUser(string SB1) {
 switch(SB1) {
 case "submit1":
 // my code..
 case "submit2":
 // my code..
 }
}

However, SB1 string is null. also, I want use button not use input tag because I use string and fa icon in button value.

• Aldwoni: stackoverflow.com/questions/442704/…
• Arijit Mukherjee: Does this answer your question? How do you handle multiple submit buttons in ASP.NET MVC Framework?
• mishi caro: @Aldwoni: I want use button no input tag.
• user8401416: Are you sure the buttons are inside of the form tag?

Answer 1

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult AddUser(string SB1) {
 switch(SB1) {
 case "submit1":
 // my code..
 case "submit2":
 // my code..
 }
 return View();
}

<form method="post" action="@Url.Action('AddUser')">
 <button type="submit" name="SB1" value="submit1"><i class="fa fa-save"> Save</button>
 <button type="submit" name="SB1" value="submit2"><i class="fa fa-update"> Update</button>
</form>

By this way, You will get appropriate name of button being click.

• mishi caro: I use this and send null SB1 value.
• ankitkanojia: @mishicaro, i don't know but its tottaly worked here, even i create sample project for this issue which is work as expected related to you're requirement.
• ankitkanojia: i don't know why, but let me try to upload same thing on other source so that we both can verify this functionality

Answer 2

You can try this

<button type="button" onclick="location.href='@Url.Action("YourAction", "YourController")'"><i class="fa fa-save"></button>

YourAction: AddUser / UpdateUser

• mishi caro: I want use one action not multi action, so use Url.Action("YourAction", "YourController", new {SB1 = "submit1"}) in onclick event button. but send null SB1 in action.
• Nguyễn Văn Phong: So you need to use Ajax: c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/…
• mishi caro: Is there a solution other than Ajax?
• Nguyễn Văn Phong: You should separate into 2 actions to follow SRP principle: deviq.com/single-responsibility-principle

Answer 3

Doesn't a POST return either a model or a FormCollection?

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult AddUser(FormCollection form) 
{
 string SB1 = form.Get("SB1");
 switch(SB1) {
 case "submit1":
 // my code..
 case "submit2":
 // my code..
 }
 return View();
}

<form method="post" action="@Url.Action('AddUser')">
 <button type="submit" name="SB1" value="submit1"><i class="fa fa-save"> Save</button>
 <button type="submit" name="SB1" value="submit2"><i class="fa fa-update"> Update</button>
</form>

Answer 4

make both a type button and on click, you can make ajax call :

<button type="button" name="SB1" onliclick=save()><i class="fa fa-save"> Save</button>
<button type="button" name="SB1" onliclick=update()><i class="fa fa-update"> Update</button>
<script>
 function save() {
 $.ajax({
 //call for first code
 });
 }
 function update() {
 $.ajax({
 //call for second code
 });
 }
</script>

or you can put on button click using jquery like in below URL:https://www.w3schools.com/jquery/ajax_ajax.asp

one another way you can check below link: https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/managing-multiple-submit-buttons-on-single-view-in-asp-net-mvc-5/

• mishi caro: I want use one action in controller and not use ajax for submit
• Divyesh Jani: Go with this solution is it ok :c-sharpcorner.com/article/…