MVC - Set selected value of SelectList

Question

How can I set the selectedvalue property of a SelectList after it was instantiated without a selectedvalue;

SelectList selectList = new SelectList(items, \"I         


        

Answer 1

Simply use the third parameter for selected value in mvc4

@Html.DropDownList("CountryList", new SelectList(ViewBag.Countries, "Value", "Text","974"))

Here "974" is selected Value Specified

In my result selected country is now qatar.in C# as below`

    foreach (CountryModel item in CountryModel.GetCountryList())
        {
            if (item.CountryPhoneCode.Trim() != "974")
            {
                countries.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = item.CountryName + " +(" + item.CountryPhoneCode + ")", Value = item.CountryPhoneCode });

            }
            else {


                countries.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = item.CountryName + " +(" + item.CountryPhoneCode + ")", Value = item.CountryPhoneCode,Selected=true });

            }
        }