How To Bind CheckBoxList In ASP.NET MVC

Vithal Wadje

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Andrei Marcel5y ago
Sir, how do you save the data in POST method ? Thank you in advance !
- Vithal Wadje5y ago
  Check my other article list were I have shown how to post the data
MIke H5y ago
Not a good read. Doesn't show how to bind to model on submit.
- Vithal Wadje5y ago
  This article is specifically to bind the data not submit, you can check my other article list were I have shown how to post the data. let me know if u still facing issue
Reina varas8y ago
Great Article!!
Vithal Wadje11y ago
Thanks Pc Patel sir
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Thanks Sibeesh Venu sir
Phoolchand Patel11y ago
Nice article Vithal sir
Sibeesh Venu11y ago
Nice Share
Vithal Wadje11y ago
Thanks Harshad Pansuriya sir
Vithal Wadje11y ago
Thanks Nilesh Jadav sir
Harshad Pansuriya11y ago
Nice one
Manoj Kulkarni11y ago
Nice article. Thank you for sharing
- Vithal Wadje11y ago
  Thanks
Mohammed Ibrahim11y ago
nice
- Vithal Wadje11y ago
  Thanks
Nilesh Jadav11y ago
Thank you sir ! Helped me in binding checkbox
Vithal Wadje11y ago
Thanks Ravi Patel sir
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Thanks Santhakumar Munuswamy sir
Ravi Patel11y ago
nice article
Santhakumar Munuswamy11y ago
Good Article

Background

In this article we will learn how to bind CheckBoxList in ASP.NET MVC used to choose multiple records. So lets start with step by step approach.

Step 1: Create an MVC Application.

Now let us start with a step by step approach from the creation of simple MVC application as in the following:

"Start", then "All Programs" and select "Microsoft Visual Studio 2015".
"File", then "New" and click "Project..." then select "ASP.NET Web Application Template", then provide the Project a name as you wish and click on OK .

Step 2: Add Model class.

Right click on model folder of created MVC application project and add class named CheckBoxModel.cs as:

CheckBoxModel.cs

public class CheckBoxModel
{
public int Value { get; set; }
public string Text { get; set; }
public bool IsChecked { get; set; }
}
public class CheckBoxList
{
public List<CheckBoxModel> CheckBoxItems { get; set; }
}

Step 3: Add Controller.

Right click on Controllers folder of created MVC application and add Controller named HomeController.cs as:

HomeController.cs

public class HomeController : Controller
{
// GET: Home
public ActionResult Index()
{
//Creating object of CheckBoxList model class
CheckBoxList ChkItems = new CheckBoxList();
//Additng items to the list
List<CheckBoxModel> ChkItem = new List<CheckBoxModel>()
{
new CheckBoxModel {Value=1,Text="ASP.NET",IsChecked=true },
new CheckBoxModel {Value=1,Text="C#",IsChecked=false },
new CheckBoxModel {Value=1,Text="MVC",IsChecked=false },
new CheckBoxModel {Value=1,Text="Web API" ,IsChecked=false},
new CheckBoxModel {Value=1,Text="SignalR",IsChecked=false },
new CheckBoxModel {Value=1,Text="SQL" ,IsChecked=false},
};
//assigning records to the CheckBoxItems list
ChkItems.CheckBoxItems = ChkItem;
return View(ChkItems);
}
}

Step 4: Add View

Right click on Views folder of created MVC application project and add empty View name Index.cshtml as:

Now open the Index.cshtml view and write the following code into the view

@model BindCheckBoxListInMVC.Models.CheckBoxList
@{
ViewBag.Title = "www.compilemode.com";
}
<div class="form-horizontal">
<h4>Select your favourite Subjects</h4>
@foreach (var item in Model.CheckBoxItems)
{
<input id="chk@(item.Value)"
type="checkbox"
value="@item.Value"
checked="@item.IsChecked" />
@item.Text <br />
}
</div>

Now everything is ready, run the application, then the CheckBoxList will look like the following output:

From all the above examples we learned how to bind CheckBoxList in ASP.NET MVC.

Note

Do proper validation such as date input values while implementing.
Download the Zip file of the sample application for a better understanding

Summary

I hope this article is useful for all readers, if you have a suggestion, then please contact me.