I have this code to set the default value of my select list:
public ActionResult Register()
{
IList<Country> countryList = _countryRepository.GetAllCountry();
var registerViewModel = new RegisterViewModel
{
CountryId = 52,
CountryList = new SelectList(countryList, "CountryId", "CountryName", "Select Country")
};
return View(registerViewModel);
}
I have this on my view and this works well sets the selected country value to 52:
<%: Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.CountryId, Model.CountryList ,"Select Country") %>
However when I create an editor template for this, the default value for country is not selected
So, I change my current view to this:
<%: Html.EditorFor(model => model.CountryId,new { countries = Model.CountryList}) %>
Then I create my editor template like this:
<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<System.Int64?>" %>
<%= Html.DropDownList(
String.Empty /* */,
(SelectList)ViewData["countries"],
"Select Country"
)
%>
I have solved this by replacing the code in my controller to :
CountryList = new SelectList(countryList, "CountryId", "CountryName",52 /*Default Country Id*/)
If you have better solutions, please let me know. I will change accepted answer.