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Asked: 2026-06-17T06:21:34+00:00

Could someone help me with the proper syntax? Not sure how to write the

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Could someone help me with the proper syntax?

Not sure how to write the DropDownListFor HTML helper. How would I write this with “Mouse” selected based on the Value property of 3? I’m not using a model, just trying to whip up a quick list within razor.

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var AnimalList = new List<SelectListItem>();
AnimalList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Dog", Value = "1" });
AnimalList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Cat", Value = "2" });
AnimalList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Mouse", Value = "3" });
AnimalList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Squirrel", Value = "4" });
AnimalList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Fox", Value = "5" });


@Html.DropDownListFor(? , ?, ?);
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  1. Editorial Team

    You can’t use @Html.DropDownListFor without model. But you can use @Html.DropDownList without model.

    In controller

    var AnimalList = new List<SelectListItem>();
AnimalList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Dog", Value = "1" });
AnimalList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Cat", Value = "2" });
AnimalList.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Mouse", Value = "3" });
this.ViewBag.Animals = new SelectList(AnimalList, "Value", "Text", "3");

    In view

    @Html.DropDownList("myDropDown", ViewBag.Animals as SelectList)
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