CheckBoxFor Helper in MVC

Introduction

This article shows how to use a CheckBoxFor helper in MVC applications.

Create an ASP.Net Web Application as in Figure 1.

 

Figure 1: Web application

Choose MVC template as in Figure 2.

 

Figure 2: MVC template

Add an Employee Controller as in Figures 3, 4 and 5.

 

Figure 3: Add controller

 

Figure 4: MVC controller - empty

 

Figure 5: EmployeeController

EmployeeController.cs

using CheckBoxForMVC_App.Models;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace CheckBoxForMVC_App.Controllers
{
    public class EmployeeController : Controller
    {
        EmployeeEntities db = new EmployeeEntities();
        //
        // GET: /Employee/
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View(db.Departments.ToList());
        }
    }
}

Set up Entity Framework as in Figures 6, 7 and 8.

 

Figure 6: Add an ADO.Net Entity Framework.

 

Figure 7: Connection setting.

 

Figure 8: Select tables

Add the View as in Figures 9 and 10.

 

Figure 9: Add View

 

Figure 10: Index View

Index.cshtml

@model IEnumerable<CheckBoxForMVC_App.Models.Department>

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Index";
}

<h2>Index</h2>

@foreach (var item in Model)
{
    @Html.CheckBoxFor(model => item.IsSelected)@item.DepartmentName
    <br />
}

The output of the application is as in the following.

 

Figure 11: Index

Summary

In this article we saw how to use a CheckBoxFor helper in MVC applications. Happy coding!