Checkbox list in ASP.Net MVC

Recently, I got an assignment when I need to show the items in checkbox list format. It was very easy in ASP.NET web form because it has CheckBoxList control but it was bit challenging for me to show the items in checkbox list in ASP.NET MVC as there are basic controls available.

In this post I am going to explain you how to build the CheckBoxList control in ASP.NET MVC using the basic control and Razor engine following the steps listed below. Let’s get started

Step 1. First thing first, View Code

@model SOW.Models.DropdownValues

    <table>

        <tr>

            <td class="td_12per">Select Country:</td>

            <td class="td_12per">

                <div class="divCheckbox" id="divSelCountry">

                    @foreach (var item in Model.SendingCountryList)

                    {

                        <div class="checkbox" style="border:1px solid gray; margin-top:-1px;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;padding-left:2px">

                            <label>

                                <input type="checkbox"

                                       name="SelectedItems"

                                       value="@item.Value" id="SCL_@item.Value" /> @item.Text

                                </label>

                            </div>

                    }

                </div>

            </td>

</tr>

</table>

Step 2. Model

public class DropdownValues

    {

        public DropdownValues()

        {

            CountryList = new List<SelectListItem>();

        }

        public IList<SelectListItem> SendingCountryList { get; set; }

    }

Step 3. Controller – Create a controller name CheckboxListController

public class CheckboxListController : Controller

    {

        // GET: AnnualReview

        public ActionResult CheckboxList()

        {

DropdownValues dv = new DropdownValues();

            //Sending Country List

            dv.CountryList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Select All", Value = "SelectAll" });

            dv. CountryList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Australia Australia Australia Australia", Value = "Australia" });

            dv. CountryList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Austria", Value = "Austria" });

return View("ViewName", dv);

        }

}

Step 4. Final Output

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There are 2 ways of doing this.

1. Use Selenium IDE plugin. Only available in Mozilla.
2. Write the custom test cases using selenium

Let me explain you both the options in detail.

Selenium IDE

                The plugin is available on Mozilla. You can add it and start recording the test cases. It is very simple and easy to understand.

1. Type in the website URL for which you are recording the test cases.
2. Click on the RED button on top right of the screen.
3. Perform the test action on the site. In the background, selenium IDE will record your test and when you complete the test cases, click on the RED button again to stop recording.
4. You can test the test case by clicking on the “Play” button and you have the leverage to slow and fast the execution of the test case.

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1. Selenium Web Driver
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Let’s get started

In this example, I am going to use the internet explorer browser to test the test cases. I have downloaded the “IEDriverServer.exe” driver from selenium site and placed on my desktop.

1. Add new unit test project in Microsoft Visual Studio 2013.
2. Add “Selenium WebDriver” using NuGet package.
3. In your unit test class, add the following namespaces

using OpenQA.Selenium;

using OpenQA.Selenium.IE;

using OpenQA.Selenium.Firefox;

      4. Declare a webdriver variable and create the object.

static IWebDriver driverIE;

                [TestInitialize]

public void Initilization()

{

            driverIE = new InternetExplorerDriver(@"C:\Users\UserName\Desktop");

}

      5. Write your first test case. Here I am writing the test case for the login

     [TestMethod]

            public void TestMethodIELogin()

            {       

                                 driverIE.Url = "http://localhost:8181/web pages/login.aspx";

                                 driverIE.FindElement(By.Id("txtUserName")).SendKeys("UserName");

                                 driverIE.FindElement(By.Id("txtPwd")).SendKeys("test123");

                                 driverIE.FindElement(By.Id("btnLogin")).SendKeys(Keys.Enter);

            }

      6. Run the test case by pressing the Ctrl+R+T or you can just right click on any test case and select “Run Tests”

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