How to retrieve form values from HTTPPOST, dictionary or?

Question

I have an MVC controller that has this Action Method:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SubmitAction()
{
     // Get Post Params Here
 ... return something ...
}

The form is a non-trivial form with a simple textbox.

Question

How I access the parameter values?

I am not posting from a View, the post is coming externally. I'm assuming there is a collection of key/value pairs I have access to.

I tried Request.Params.Get("simpleTextBox"); but it returns error "Sorry, an error occurred while processing your request.".

Answer 1

You could have your controller action take an object which would reflect the form input names and the default model binder will automatically create this object for you:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SubmitAction(SomeModel model)
{
    var value1 = model.SimpleProp1;
    var value2 = model.SimpleProp2;
    var value3 = model.ComplexProp1.SimpleProp1;
    ...

    ... return something ...
}

Another (obviously uglier) way is:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult SubmitAction()
{
    var value1 = Request["SimpleProp1"];
    var value2 = Request["SimpleProp2"];
    var value3 = Request["ComplexProp1.SimpleProp1"];
    ...

    ... return something ...
}