Html.BeginForm with html attributes asp.net mvc4

Question

I have Edit Action with Html.BeginForm. How can I add HTML attributes?

I know only one way:

@using (Html.BeginForm("Edit", "Clients", FormMethod.Post, new { @class="example"})) {

}

but if I use this method I cannot pass current ID

Is it possible to add HTML attributes to form without modifying action URL?

Answer 1

The override you need is:

@using( Html.BeginForm("Edit", "Clients", new { Id=Model.Id},                        FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "example" } ) ) { } 

• Route values like "id" are passed as the third parameter.
• HTML attributes like "class" are passed as the fifth parameter.

See MSDN docs.

Answer 2

The Action and Controller parameters can also be null to use the default action:

Html.BeginForm( null, null, FormMethod.Post, new { id=”formname”, @class="formclass" })

Answer 3

Calling via an ActionLink from ControllerA

@using (Html.BeginForm("Create",
    "StudentPChoice",
    new { StudentPChoiceId = Model.StudentPChoiceId },
    FormMethod.Post))
{

}

OR

@using (Html.BeginForm("Create",
    "ControllerB",
    new { ControllerBId = Model.ControllerAId },
    FormMethod.Post))
{

}