How to change id value when using Html.DropDownListFor helper in asp.net mvc 2.0?

Question

I have a partial view that has something like this

 <%= Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.SelectedProductName, Model.ProductList, \"Select a Product\") %>


        

Answer 1

I can't find the documentation at the moment, but there is an overload for DropDownListFor that will accept an object-typed collection of attributes (HtmlAttributes is the parameter name.)

It will look something like this:

Html.DropDownListFor(model=>model.SomeProperty, new {@id="UniqueID1234"});

You can use Intellisense to find the overload that includes HtmlAttributes.

Answer 2

You can use a hardcoded jQuery:

$('select#[id of your select box]').attr('id', '[id that you want]');