Question

Here is what I have in the controller:

IList<LocationInFacility> locs = LocationsInFacility(custCodeID); ViewData['LocationsInFacility'] = new SelectList(locs, 'ID', 'Name', 'DL'); 

Here is the view:

<label>Location in Facility</label> <%= Html.DropDownList         ('LocationsInFacility',(SelectList)ViewData['LocationsInFacility']) %> 

Here is the html output, I would have expected ‘DL’ to be selected but it’s not:

<select id='LocationsInFacility' name='LocationsInFacility'> <option value=''>-- Select a Location in Facility --</option> <option value='DL'>DELI</option> <option value='BK'>BAKERY</option> </select> 

Why is ‘DL’ not selected? What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

The solution is to change the Html.DropDownList to:

<%= Html.DropDownList('LocationsInFacility') %>