title: MVC Get Basic RadioButton checked properties through form collection
body: <p>had this code in my view . The usual radio list code without helper </p>
  
  <pre><code>        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;input type="radio" name="radioFree" id="radioFree" value="Free" checked="checked"  /&gt;
          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;input type="radio" name="radioDiscount" id="radioDiscount" value="Discount" /&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And then in the controller , I have </p>
  
  <pre><code>     public ActionResult Create(FormCollection collection)
       {
           return View();
       }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How do I get which radio is checked , using the form ? Collection["radioFree"] only gave me back the radio's value . Thanks . </p>
  
  <h2>Solved by author</h2>
  
  <p>Use helpers in View</p>
  
  <pre><code>    &lt;br /&gt;@Html.RadioButton("DiscountType", "Free")
      &lt;br /&gt;@Html.RadioButton("DiscountType", "Discount")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>then determine the value helpers returned from collection .</p>