Can I change the html name generated by Html.DropDownListFor?

Question

IDI am using the following code to create a drop down list:

 @for (var index = 0; index < Model.AdminSummaries.Count(); index++) 
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Answer 1

ID can be changed as described by @Arbiter. However, if you want to change the name, then I think you need to use @Html.DropDownList rather than @Html.DropDownListFor. This loses you any benefits of having the strong typing for the property element, but as just changing IDs means you can't access the values in a meaningful way if looking at the Request.Form response, this may be an acceptable workaround for you.