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}
CreatePerson
@using(Html.BeginRouteForm("FormRoute", new {}, FormMethod.Post,
new { @class = "personClass", data_formType="person"})) {
}
PersonId
@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.PersonId)
First Name
@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.FirstName)
Last Name
@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.LastName)
The HTML generated by these helpers is not any different, but I use the strongly typed helper methods in my own projects
because they reduce the chances of causing an error by mistyping a property name.
Creating Select Elements
Table 21-8 shows the helper methods that can be used to create select elements. These can be used to select a single item
from a drop-down list or present a multiple-item select element that allows several items to be selected. As with the other
form elements, there are versions of these helpers that are weakly and strongly typed.
Table 21-8. HTML Helpers That Render Select Elements
HTML Element
Drop-down list
Example
Html.DropDownList("myList", new SelectList(new [] {"A", "B"}), "Choose")
Output:
Choose
A
B
Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.Gender, new SelectList(new [] {"M", "F"}))
Drop-down list
Output:
M
F
Html.ListBox("myList", new MultiSelectList(new [] {"A", "B"}))
Multiple-select
Output:
A
B
Html.ListBoxFor(x => x.Vals, new MultiSelectList(new [] {"A", "B"}))
Output:
576