Populate DropDownList in MVC 5

Question

Here is my code for my AddNewProductViewModel

using AccessorizeForLess.Data;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel.DataA         


        

Answer 1

Use your controller to build the list, then call the list from the view.

Controller:

public static List GetDropDown()
    {
        List ls = new List();
        lm = (call database);
        foreach (var temp in lm)
        {
            ls.Add(new SelectListItem() { Text = temp.name, Value = temp.id });
        }
        return ls;
    }

Call the Dropdown:

@Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.Field, PathToController.GetDropDown())