Question

I do:

    @Html.DropDownList("ddBrand", (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)ViewBag.Brands, new {onchange = "JavaScript:Act()"})

But when I press submit it needs the field “ddBrand” in View Model.

How can I add DropDownList to View without binding to ViewData? (without adding field “ddBrand” in View Model)

Answer 1

Simply generate the HTML. You can create the options in a for loop. You can give different name to the id and name attributes.

<select id="ddBrand" name="ddBrand">
  <option value="value">Text</option>
</select>