asp.net mvc actionlink difficulties

Question

i have an actionlink in my view

<%= Html.ActionLink("action","controller") %>

the action has a [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)] atttribute, and the lactionlink doesn't work.

how to make it work by "POST"??

Answer 1

To post to an action I use this JavaScript function:

function postToUrl(path, params, method) 
{
    method = method || "post"; // Set method to post by default, if not specified.

    // The rest of this code assumes you are not using a library.
    // It can be made less wordy if you use one.
    var form = document.createElement("form");
    form.setAttribute("method", method);
    form.setAttribute("action", path);

    for (var key in params) {
        var hiddenField = document.createElement("input");
        hiddenField.setAttribute("type", "hidden");
        hiddenField.setAttribute("name", key);
        hiddenField.setAttribute("value", params[key]);

        form.appendChild(hiddenField);
    }

    document.body.appendChild(form);    // Not entirely sure if this is necessary
    form.submit();
}

It creates html form, so you don't have to create it in view code. this way you can use:

<button onclick="postToUrl('/Controller/Action');">Link</button>