c# - Html.BeginForm not triggering Controller Action -

i'm new programming , c#/asp.net mvc , i've been trying while work , i'm running out of ideas. i've tried find answer online haven't come solution yet (even after reading , trying methods found similar questions). forum little intimidating posting new things i'm stuck right now. figured i'd give shot.

i have project i'm making in i'm using bootstrap, asp.net , c# create webpage e-commerce-like site. i'm working on login system. i'm using simplemembership , trying create login form not need new page solely login, it's on shared view.

here's view form login partial:

@model fakestore.viewmodels.menusuperiormodel <form class="navbar-form navbar-right">     @if (!websecurity.isauthenticated)     {         using (html.beginform("autentica", "login", formmethod.post))         {             <div class="form-group">                 @html.textboxfor(m => m.login, new { @class="form-control",         placeholder="login" })             </div>             <div class="form-group">                 @html.textboxfor(m => m.senha, new { @class ="form-control", placeholder="senha"})             </div>                 @html.hiddenfor(m => m.carrinhocount)             <input type="submit" value="sign in" class="btn btn-success" />             <a class="btn btn-success" href="~/usuario/form">register</a>         }      }      else if (websecurity.isauthenticated)     {         <span class="label label-primary">welcome, @(websecurity.currentusername)!</span>     } </form> 

that view child of partial view on layout page.

this partial view calls login form view:

<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top">     <div class="container">         @html.partial("_carrinhocompratopmenu")         <div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse">         <!-- vamos ver se dá problema esse _loginmenu -->         @html.partial("_loginmenu")         </div><!--/.navbar-collapse -->     </div> </nav> 

here's controller action beginform's method should calling:

public class logincontroller : controller {     // get: login     private usuariodao udao;      public logincontroller(usuariodao udao)     {         this.udao = udao;         if (!websecurity.initialized)         {             websecurity.initializedatabaseconnection("stoneecommerce", "usuario", "id", "login", true);         }     }     public actionresult index()     {         return view();     }      [httppost]     public actionresult autentica(menusuperiormodel menusuperiormodel)     {         if (websecurity.login(menusuperiormodel.login, menusuperiormodel.senha))         {             return redirecttoaction("form", "produto");         }         else             modelstate.addmodelerror("login.invalido", "login ou senha incorretos");         return view("index");     }      public actionresult loginmenu()     {         return partialview("_loginmenu");     } 

i'm trying submit button send menusuperiormodel logincontroller's action autentica can authenticate user. thing it's not getting action. tried setting breakpoint on , action isn't being called. missing something? appreciate help.

ps: have no custom routes configured.

you have nested forms invalid html , not supported. remove outer <form class="navbar-form navbar-right"> element.