Question

So, here is the Html helper I’ve used :

        @Html.DropDownList("FK_gestCompte", User.Identity.Name)

this gives this html result :

 <select id="FK_gestCompte" name="FK_gestCompte"><option value="">user3</option>
 <option value="1">user1</option>
 <option value="2">admin</option>
 <option value="3">user2</option>
 <option value="5">user3</option>
 </select>

I don’t get how I can set the first line like this :

 <select id="FK_gestCompte" name="FK_gestCompte"><option value="5">user3</option>

The selectlist I’ve made has been created like that inside the controller :

        ViewBag.FK_gestCompte = New SelectList(db.my_aspnet_users, "id", "Name")

any idea?

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Here is the solution given byParv Sharma :

controller :

        Dim ident As Integer = (From a In db.my_aspnet_users
                             Where a.name = User.Identity.Name
                             Select a.id).FirstOrDefault()
        ViewBag.FK_gestCompte = New SelectList(db.my_aspnet_users, "id", "Name", ident)

view :

        @Html.DropDownList("FK_gestCompte")

Answer 1

going by the signature of the method you are using

  @Html.DropDownList("FK_gestCompte", User.Identity.Name)

im assuing that User.Identity.Name is an ienumerable of SelectListItem
so when you are filling this collection you can set any item as selected item using the Selected property of that item.