// Trying to save the selected student from the dropdown
//[HttpPost]
//public IActionResult Index(StudentNames sn)
//{
// ViewBag.Hello = "Hello World!";
// string selectedStudent = Request.Form["StudentNamesList"].ToString();
// ViewBag.SelectedStudent = selectedStudent;
// return View(sn);
//}
public IActionResult SelectStudent(StudentNames sn)
{
ViewBag.SelectedStudent = sn.SelectedName;
var position = sn.studentNames.IndexOf(sn.SelectedName); // NullReferenceException...
ViewBag.StudentPosition = position;
return(RedirectToAction("Index"));
}
public IActionResult Index()
{
StudentNames sn = new StudentNames
{
studentNames = new List <string>()
{
"Benjamin", "Daveena", "Demitrius", "Elias", "Emily", "Franck", "Hyoil", "Kiran", "Paul", "Raphael", "Raven", "Taylor", "Thomas", "Tyler"
}
};
ViewBag.StudentNames = sn.studentNames;
ViewBag.Students = _studentProvider.StudentList;
//ViewBag.SelectedStudent = sn.SelectedName;
//string selectedStudent = Request.Form["StudentNamesList"].ToString();
//ViewBag.SelectedStudent = selectedStudent;
return(View(sn));
}