Aspnetcore.docs: Searchstring not displayed after search

[aarongoldenthal]

With the implementation for the search textbox, after searching the search results are correctly displayed, but the search textbox is blank. Recommend:

1. Add public string SearchString { get; set; } to class MovieGenreViewModel
2. Populate value in Index controller (movieGenreVM.SearchString = searchString;)
3. Change title search textbox on Index view to <input asp-for="SearchString">

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• ID: f9b9859c-b83c-5fc3-41d5-15531232185f
• Version Independent ID: 5438de31-8562-3747-d1a5-2a4622252fc1
• Content: Add search to an ASP.NET Core MVC app
• Content Source: aspnetcore/tutorials/first-mvc-app/search.md
• Product: aspnet-core
• GitHub Login: @Rick-Anderson
• Microsoft Alias: riande

[Rick-Anderson]

@aarongoldenthal great suggestion. I'll do that next doc update.

[travisEacton]

Alternatively to making it part of the model, it may be a good opportunity to show how to use ViewData when passing meta-data from page model. ie:

    public async Task OnGetAsync(string movieGenre, string searchString)
    {
        ViewData["searchString"] = searchString;
        //code code code
    }

   Title: <input type="text" name="SearchString" value="@ViewData["searchString"]">