Add an id to your BeginForm statement, in case you have a second form to the
page (there's usually a separate form tag for logout button, if I recall
correctly.)
using (Html.BeginForm("foo", "bar", FormMethod.Post, new { id = "myID" }))
You need to add a click handler to the span containing the text and then
perform a form submit there, referencing the id tag.
You can add the click handler in the document.ready.
$(document).ready(function () {
$('body').on('click', '#mySpanId', function () {
$("form#myID").submit();
});
This is off the top of my head and is only one possible solution. You might
need to check the syntax.
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
On Behalf Of GregAtGregLowDotCom
Sent: Monday, 4 November 2013 4:33 PM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Basic MVC4 question on Form Post
Hi Folks,
I'm still getting my head around MVC4 bit by bit. A quick question if I can:
If I have a form declared:
@using (Html.BeginForm("SomeAction", "SomeController", FormMethod.Post))
{
}
I would normally just post it by using an input button set to submit.
However, if I don't want to use a button but want to make the form post when
someone clicks on some text in a div contained in the form, how do you do
that? Do you have to make an onclick for the div execute some java to post
the form? If so, how would you select the form using jQuery in this case?
(If I code forms myself, I can give them a name but this Html helper doesn't
seem to have a name).
Thanks! (I'll be back to databases where I know what I'm doing soon :))
Regards,
Greg
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