CheckBox Helper in MVC

Introduction

This article shows how to use the checkbox helper in MVC applications.

Create an ASP.Net web application

Figure 1  We Application

Choose MVC template

Figure 2 MVC Template

Add an employee controller

Figure 3 Employee Controller 

 
Figure 4 Add Controller

Employeecontroller.cs

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

namespace CheckBoxApp_MVC.Controllers
{
    public class EmployeeController : Controller
    {
        //
        // GET: /Employee/
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            List<SelectListItem> items = new List<SelectListItem>();
            items.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "IT", Value = "0" });
            items.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "HR", Value = "1" });
            items.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Management", Value = "2" });
            ViewBag.List = items;
            return View();
        }
    }
}

Index.cshtml

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Index";
}

<h2>Index</h2>

@foreach (SelectListItem item in ViewBag.List)
{
    @Html.CheckBox(item.Text)@item.Text
    <br />
}

The following is the output of the application.

Figure 5 Index

Summary

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