ASP.NET MVC - Html.DropDownList - Value not set via ViewData.Model

Question

Have just started playing with ASP.NET MVC and have stumbled over the following situation. It feels a lot like a bug but if its not, an explanation would be appreciated :)<

Answer 1

try setting the selected value in the controller action when creating the SelectList collection.

ViewData["AddressTypeId"] = new SelectList(CustomerService.AddressType_List(), "AddressTypeId", "Name", myItem.AddressTypeId);