Get value from DropDownList, use it in ActionLink (ASP.NET MVC4)

Question

I have this in my View:

@Html.DropDownList("dropBox", (List<SelectListItem>)ViewBag.SelectedListItems)

I would like to get the selected value from the dropBox and post it back to the controller using like this:

@Html.ActionLink("Add","AddAction", "AddController", new {@accessID = *here*})

here is where I'd just like to add "dropBox".SelectedValue, but how do I do this?

How else could I post back the SelectedValue of the dropBox?

Probably, my front end knowledge isn't the best. I've heard about Ajax several times, I've just never used it. — Hudson, Apr 02 '13 at 13:44

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 02 '13 at 08:59

the actionlink helper is rendered at the server, the value of the dropdown is selected by the user at the client side

so what you can do is something like this:

        <a id='badd'>add</a>
        <script>
         $('#badd').click(function(e){
             e.preventDefault();
             window.location.replace = 
    '<%=Url.Action("Add","AddAction", "AddController")%>' + '?accessID='+ $('#dropBox').val();
             });
        </script>

Get value from DropDownList, use it in ActionLink (ASP.NET MVC4)

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