get HtmlHelper.textbox value as query string mvc

Question

I have the following idea that i am trying to implement

@foreach (var item in Model)
{
<div>User: @item.Name<br />
    Scores: @item.scores<br />
    @Html.TextBox("lastvisit");
    @Html.ActionLink("Update item", "updateMyItem", new  { name = item.Name, lastvisit=?????  })
    </div>
}

I have seen this SO question Pass text in query string, but that is not what i want..

so my question is .. in the above code how can I replace the (?????) with the value of the textbox(lastvisit) and send the value as a querysting in the URL of the action link ??

Notice that I opted not to use a webform for my own reason and I know how to do it with webform.submit(), but my main concern is how to extract the value of @HTMLhelper.textbox()..

:)

Answer 1

Ok Nilesh I will answer my own question.. but I will cheat from your solution lol cuz it is inspiring .. thanx in advance

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function () {
        var myMainPath = "updateMyItem";

        $("a").each(function(){
          var name =$(this).parent("div").child("#itemName").val();
          var visit = $(this).parent("div").child("#lastvisit").val();
          $(this).attr('href', myMainPath +'?name=' + name + '&lastVisit='+ visit);


        });
    });

</script>

@foreach (var item in Model)
{
<div>User: <span id="itemName">@item.Name</span><br />
    Scores: @item.scores<br />
    @Html.TextBox("lastvisit", new { id="lastvisit"});
    <a  href=""> Update item </a>

    </div>
}

you see it can be done by javascript , but i was mistaken to think that you can manipulate it via Razor on the server ..