How to differentiate between actionresults

Question

My page load action result and http post action result both pass in the model.

    [Authorize]
    public ActionResult StepTwo(PostcodesModel model)
    {
        return View();
    }

    [Authorize]
    [HttpPost]
    [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
    public ActionResult StepTwo(PostcodesModel model)
    {
        return View();
    }

Since they both take in the model, what can I add to make them unique ?

Answer 1

You should use ActionName attribute, it represents an attribute that is used for the name of an action. If it is not present the name of the method is used.

    [Authorize]
    public ActionResult StepTwo(PostcodesModel model)
    {
        return View();
    }

    [ActionName("StepTwo")]
    [Authorize]
    [HttpPost]
    [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
    public ActionResult StepTwoPost(PostcodesModel model)
    {
        return View();
    }

Answer 2

I usually use FormCollection:

[Authorize]
public ActionResult StepTwo(PostcodesModel model)
{
    return View();
}

[Authorize]
[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult StepTwo(PostcodesModel model, FormCollection additionalData)
{
    return View();
}