MVC3: Set Dropdown list Selected Value

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jpo picture jpo · Dec 4, 2012 · Viewed 11.6k times · Source

I am using mvc3 and I have a drop down list in my view. 

@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.State,
new SelectList(Model.StateList, "Value", "Text"))

Is there a way of setting the selected value in the View?

Answer

mnsr picture mnsr · Dec 5, 2012

Extending on what Romias said, in your controller, set Model.State to whatever value you want. If you wanted 'WI', then Model.State should equal that.

Controller:

public ActionResult Index()
{
    var m = new TestViewModel();
    m.State = "WI";
    return View(m);
}

View:

@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.State, new SelectList(Model.StateList, "Value", "Text", Model.State))

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