ASP.NET MVC 4 ViewModel with DropDownList data

Question

I\'m using @html.EditorFor to render my model in edit mode, and a dropdownlist is not rendered.

Here\'s my ViewModel:

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Answer 1

Unfortunately, there is no built in support for drop down lists in the editor for templates. You can either write your own editor template, or use the html helper method @Html.DropDownListFor() in your view.

Darin Dimitrov's answer to this question can walk you through the process of building an editor template for drop down lists, if you are so inclined.

The quickest way to get this working would be to do this in your view:

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.NoClaimsDegree)
@Html.EditorFor( model => model.VehicleValue )
@Html.EditorFor( model => model.EngineCapacity )
@Html.DropDownListFor( model => model.VehicleMake, Model.VehicleMakeList, "Select a make" )