How to pass query string in MVC controller

How to pass query string in MVC controller

File => New Project
Templates => Visual C# => ASP.NET MVC Web Application

Right click on Models => Add => Class =>School.cs

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

namespace QueryStringsinAsp.netMVC.Models

{

public class School

{

public int ID { get; set; }

public string Name { get; set; }

public int age { get; set; }

public List<School> StudentList = new List<School>();

public List<School> school()

{

StudentList.Add(new School() { ID = 1, Name = "Yapheth", age = 12 });

StudentList.Add(new School() { ID = 2, Name = "John", age = 12 });

StudentList.Add(new School() { ID = 3, Name = "Tom", age = 12 });

StudentList.Add(new School() { ID = 4, Name = "Levi", age = 12 });

return StudentList;

}

}

}

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Controllers => Add Controller=> HomeController => Add

using QueryStringsinAsp.netMVC.Models;

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace QueryStringsinAsp.netMVC.Controllers

{

public class HomeController : Controller

{

// GET: Home

public ActionResult Index()

{

return View();

}

public ActionResult Search( string searchWord)

{

School s = new School();

var model = s.school().Where(x => x.Name.StartsWith(searchWord));

return View(model);

}

}

}

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Right Click on Controller => Add View => Index => Add

@{

ViewBag.Title = "Index";

}

<h2>Index</h2>

@using (Html.BeginForm("Search", "Home", FormMethod.Get))

{

@Html.TextBox("searchWord", null, new { @class = "form-control" });

<input type="submit" value="Search" class="btn btn-primary"/>

}

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Right Click on search Controller => Add View =>Template List and model Class set to School => Add

@model IEnumerable<QueryStringsinAsp.netMVC.Models.School>

<p>

@Html.ActionLink("Create New", "Create")

</p>

<table class="table">

<tr>

<th>

@Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Name)

</th>

<th>

@Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.age)

</th>

<th></th>

</tr>

@foreach (var item in Model) {

<tr>

<td>

@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Name)

</td>

<td>

@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.age)

</td>

<td>

@Html.ActionLink("Edit", "Edit", new { id=item.ID }) |

@Html.ActionLink("Details", "Details", new { id=item.ID }) |

@Html.ActionLink("Delete", "Delete", new { id=item.ID })

</td>

</tr>

}

</table>

<a href="/Home/index">

<input type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="Back" />

</a>