DropDownListFor does not select value if in for loop

Question

In my view

<%= Html.DropDownListFor( x => x.Countries[ i ], Model.CountryList )%>

in my controller

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Answer 1

I know this question is a bit old but I just came across this problem with looping through a list of objects and attempting to bind the values to DropDownListFor(s) in my Edit View.

I overcame the issue with an inline solution by using the logic from some of the previous solutions given by others for this question.

Binding to my Model:

@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.QuestionActions[i].QuestionActionTypeId,
      Model.QuestionActionTypes.Select(x => new SelectListItem() { Value = x.Value, Text = x.Text, Selected = (x.Value == Model.QuestionActions[i].QuestionActionTypeId.ToString()) }).ToList(),
          "Select Action Type",
                 new { })

Model.QuestionActionTypes is a SelectList that is populated in my Controller.