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Asked: 2026-06-10T21:46:58+00:00

I have a dropdownlist in asp.net mvc which is bound using the normal binding

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I have a dropdownlist in asp.net mvc which is bound using the normal binding syntax
and I can retrieve the “value” in the controller.
But I also need to display the text that is associated with this value.
I can go the hard route and query the db for this associated value.
But I wanted to know if there is an easy way to retrieve the Text as well as the Value in the controller.

Sample code I used

<%= Html.DropDownList("State","Pick a State")%>

which displays 

"NJ", "New Jersey" etc.

In Controller

 public ActionResult  SelectState(string State)
{
  // I have value of State (NJ) ...I also need the Text for this

}

Any help would be appreciated.
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  1. Editorial Team

    The value that will come as part of the form submission is the value of the dropdown item. To get both, you could change the value to be something like “value delimiter text”, so something like “NJ|New Jersey”. Then you could parse it in the controller.

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