Question

In Edit view:
I am passing ViewBag list for the ddl

Controller:

 ViewBag.CountryList = new SelectList(db.Country, "CountryCode", "Desc");  

in edit view:
How do I assign the viewbag to the ddl and set the value that is coming from the model

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.CountryCode) <- contains the Desc Value, currently just shows in a textbox!

thx!

Answer 1

use @Html.DropDownListFor. If you read the parameters that C# specifies you need, its self explanitory. The fact you have the selectList in the viewbag already means you’ve nearly done it all yourself already.

 @Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.CountryCode, ViewBag.CountryList);

If that doesnt set the correct value for any reason, you can also use

 @Html.DropDownList("CountryCode", ViewBag.CountryList, new { @value = @Model.CountryCode });