mvc c# html.dropdownlist and viewbag

Question

So I have the following (pseudo code):

string selectedvalud = \"C\";
List list= new List();
foreach(var item in mymod         


        

Answer 1

Try like this:

ViewBag.ListOfCodes = new SelectList(mymodelinstance.Codes, "Id", "Name");
ViewBag.Codes = "C";

and in your view:

<%= Html.DropDownList(
    "Codes", 
    (IEnumerable)ViewBag.ListOfCodes, 
    new { style = "max-width: 600px;" }
) %>

For this to work you obviously must have an item with Id = "C" inside your collection, like this:

    ViewBag.ListOfCodes = new SelectList(new[]
    {
        new { Id = "A", Name = "Code A" },
        new { Id = "B", Name = "Code B" },
        new { Id = "C", Name = "Code C" },
    }, "Id", "Name");