public ActionResult Index()
{
var model = new PeopleSelectionViewModel();
foreach(var person in Db.People)
{
var editorViewModel = new SelectPersonEditorViewModel()
{
Id = person.Id,
Name = string.Format("{0} {1}", person.firstName, person.LastName),
Selected = true
};
model.People.Add(editorViewModel);
}
return View(model);
}
public ActionResult SubmitSelected(PeopleSelectionViewModel model)
{
// get the ids of the items selected:
var selectedIds = model.getSelectedIds();
// Use the ids to retrieve the records for the selected people
// from the database:
var selectedPeople = from x in Db.People
where selectedIds.Contains(x.Id)
select x;
// Process according to your requirements:
foreach(var person in selectedPeople)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(
string.Format("{0} {1}", person.firstName, person.LastName));
}
// Redirect somewhere meaningful (probably to somewhere showing
// the results of your processing):
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}