Can't get my DropDownListFor to select a selected SelectListItem item in a Dropdown menu

Question

I have a collection of items populated to a drop down menu:

string myUserName = \"PopulatedWithSomeUser\";

var users= from x in userRepository.GetAll()
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Answer 1

As a first parameter you should pass a field for what you are going to receive data after form submit. Everything else looks right:

@Html.DropDownListFor(model=>model.UserId, Model.Users)

Or if you are going to provide your own id and name - it would be better to use this (msdn):

@Html.DropDownList("add-user-list", Model.Users, new {id = "add-user-list"})