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Asked: 2026-05-28T07:34:56+00:00

I have a system.web.mvc.selectlist when I use .selectedvalue it gives me the value as

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I have a system.web.mvc.selectlist when I use .selectedvalue it gives me the value as expected however I use an int ID as the value and would like to get the display text instead.

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I’ve created a selectlist and I’d like to retrieve the selected text on the next line of code. I.e.

SelectList sl = new SelectList(items, “id”, “name”, 10);
String txt= sl.selectedvalue.text;

That last line is where I am stuck. I’m looking to get the name field for the item with id 10. Ideally without looking up in the db as I want a generic function I can use on all select lists.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t think this is possible since the text isn’t passed back to the server in a post, only the value is. I can think of two ways to get it though:

    • Query the database with the value to get the text.
    • Set the text in a hidden field on the client side before posting the
      form. You can do this with jQuery for example.
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