mvc dropdown option with title tag in mvc

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Sender picture Sender · Jul 25, 2012 · Viewed 8.7k times · Source 
<select id="priority">
    <option value="calendar" title="icons/icon_calendar.gif">Calendar</option>
    <option value="shopping_cart" title="icons/icon_cart.gif">Shopping Cart</option>
    <option value="cd" title="icons/icon_cd.gif">CD</option>
    <option value="email"  selected="selected" title="icons/icon_email.gif">Email</option>
    <option value="faq" title="icons/icon_faq.gif">FAQ</option>
    <option value="games" title="icons/icon_games.gif">Games</option>
</select>

I want this type of drop down in mvc with title attribute

 @Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.priority, new SelectList(ViewBag.Priority, "Value", "Text"), "-- Select Priority --", new { @class = "required" })

Answer

Darin Dimitrov picture Darin Dimitrov · Jul 25, 2012

The built-in DropDownList helper doesn't allow you for setting additional HTML attributes on individual options such as title. You will have to write your own custom helper if you want to achieve that. Here's one same implementation you may take a look at adapt to your needs.

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