Introduction
In this article we will see how to pass data from a view to a controller using Html.BeginForm() by explicitly passing an action method and controller.
Step 1
Create a MVC project from the "Empty" template. Right-click on "Controllers" and select "Add" >> "Controller...".
Step 2
Select "MVC 5 Controller - Empty" to add an empty controller. Click on the "Add" button.
Step 3
Name the controller "CalcController"; an Index() action result method will be added.
Step 4
To add a view, right-click on "Index" and select "Add View...".
Step 5
Name the view and select "Empty (without model)" as the template. Click on the "Add" button.
Step 6
Here we pass an action method named "Add" and controller name "Calc" in html.beginform(). So it is not necessary for the action method name to be "Index".
Step 7
Create an action method with name "Add" and when return the view, pass the view name "Index" as the parameter.
Step 8
Run the project, insert a value for no1 and no2 and click on the "Submit" button. The Form will be submitted and we will get the sum of the two values.
