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

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

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!