Set dropdown item selected MVC

Question

I have multiple dropdown list for same select list in look and want to set dropdown item selected as per loop.

How can I set specific one item of dropdown list selected in mvc dropdownlist.

Please help.

Answer 1

The Html.DropDownList method takes multiple parameters, one of them being a List<SelectListItem>. The individual instance of the SelectListItem is where you set the Selected property:

var item = new SelectListItem() {

    Selected = /* condition */,

    Value = "Some Value",
    Text = "Some Text"
};

Alternatively:

Create a SelectList collection that exposes the SelectedValue property:

Model.YourSelectList = new SelectList(items /* List<SelectListItem> */,
                                      "Value",
                                      "Text",
                                      37 /* selected value */);

Answer 2

When building the SelectList, you can set the selected item on construction using http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd460123.aspx

Or you can set it on an individual SelectListItem via it's Selected property ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.mvc.selectlistitem.selected.aspx ) and use the single-parameter constructor of the select list, or pass it straight to the DropDownList method.