MVC5 Post data from partial view being used in main view - razor

Question

I have already tried many solutions available on web as per my understanding in context to this question but being new in MVC I am still unable to find a solution. Kindly help.
I have a view which is the home page of the website named as "Index.cshtml" and is situated under the following path:
WebsiteName/Areas/Website/Views/CypressHome/Index.cshtml
Secondly, I have a created a user trial form as partial view named as "_PartialHomeFormFreeTrial.cshtml" which is situated under the following path:
WebsiteName/Areas/Website/Shared/_PartialHomeFormFreeTrial.cshtml.
This form I have used inside my "Index.cshtml" as below:
<!--freetrialform-->
#Html.Partial("_PartialHomeFormFreeTrial")
<!--//freetrialform-->
Now, my partial page is posting data comprising of following elements:
#using (Html.BeginForm("Create", "Customer", FormMethod.Post))
{
#Html.AntiForgeryToken()
<div>
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.CustomerName, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "input__field input__field--kuro" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.CustomerName, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
............
other fields such as email, phone, date, etc..
<input type="submit" id="" value="SEND REQUEST" />
</div>
}
Now, I have created a controller named "CustomerController" which has the following code to save the data of the form as used as partial view in the main view "Index.cshtml":
public class CustomerController : Controller
{
private WebsiteContext db = new WebsiteContext();
// GET: Website/Customer
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
// GET: Website/Customer/Create
public ActionResult Create()
{
ViewBag.StatusPlanID = new SelectList(db.StatusPlans, "StatusPlanID", "Status");
return View("Index");
}
// POST: Website/Customer/Create
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create([Bind(Include = "CustomerID,CustomerName,CustomerEmail,CustomerPhone,DateOfRegistration,StatusPlanID")] Customer customer)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
db.Customers.Add(customer);
db.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
ViewBag.StatusPlanID = new SelectList(db.StatusPlans, "StatusPlanID", "Status", customer.StatusPlanID);
return View(customer);
}
}
I have tried many changes in my controller, return in the views and
many other things but I am getting the same error always. Neither the
validations are working nor the validated data is getting saved.
The error is as below:
Server Error in '/' Application.
The view 'Create' or its master was not found or no view engine supports the searched locations. The following locations were searched:
~/Areas/Website/Views/Customer/Create.aspx
~/Areas/Website/Views/Customer/Create.ascx
~/Areas/Website/Views/Shared/Create.aspx
~/Areas/Website/Views/Shared/Create.ascx
~/Views/Customer/Create.aspx
~/Views/Customer/Create.ascx
~/Views/Shared/Create.aspx
~/Views/Shared/Create.ascx
~/Areas/Website/Views/Customer/Create.cshtml
~/Areas/Website/Views/Customer/Create.vbhtml
~/Areas/Website/Views/Shared/Create.cshtml
~/Areas/Website/Views/Shared/Create.vbhtml
~/Views/Customer/Create.cshtml
~/Views/Customer/Create.vbhtml
~/Views/Shared/Create.cshtml
~/Views/Shared/Create.vbhtml
And the url is changing as below:
1. On running the system initially: http://localhost:53872/
2. On clicking on submit: http://localhost:53872/Areas/Website/Customer/Create along with the
error as stated above.
For more information my WebsiteAreaRegistration.cs file contains the below code:
public class WebsiteAreaRegistration : AreaRegistration
{
public override string AreaName
{
get
{
return "Website";
}
}
public override void RegisterArea(AreaRegistrationContext context)
{
context.MapRoute(
"Website_home",
"",
new { controller = "CypressHome", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
context.MapRoute(
"Website_default",
"Areas/Website/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
new { controller = "CypressHome", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
}
}
Though I have understood the problem but unable to figure out. Kindly help.

Answer 1

In your code last return statement is return View(customer). That's means after POST data it return a View (using HTTP GET method) as same name as Action that's Create. But your description you have a Create Action but you have no view page.
So please create a Create.cshtml with a Model corresponding customer Object.
Or change the return statement.
Based on your comment you can follow this Change.
1.Remove
public ActionResult Create()
{
ViewBag.StatusPlanID = new SelectList(db.StatusPlans, "StatusPlanID", "Status");
return View("Index");
}
2.then change
public ActionResult Index()
{
ViewBag.StatusPlanID = new SelectList(db.StatusPlans, "StatusPlanID", "Status");
return View(new Customer());
}
3.in Index.cshtml
#Model Customer
#Html.Partial("_PartialHomeFormFreeTrial",Model)
4.Then
return View("Index",customer);