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

I think the model for dropdownlist should be:

public List VehicleMakeList {get; set;}

And initialized like:

VehicleMakeList = new List() 
{ 
   new SelectListItem { Value = "1", Text = "Renault" }, 
   new SelectListItem { Value = "2", Text = "Peugeot" } 
};

Or Using a Datasource:

    VehicleMakeList = db.VehicleMakers /*EF, LINQ2SQL, ADO.NET or any supported external source*/
       .Select(v=> new SelectListItem { Text = v.Name, Value = v.Id})
       .ToList();

View:

@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.VehicleMake, Model.VehicleMakeList)