ASP.NET MVC dropdownlist not selecting value on render

Question

I have this annoying problem where my DropDownlist doesn\'t select the current value by default.

Controller:

var YearsCycling = new SelectList(new Li         


        

Answer 1

Try this:

Create a viewmodel:

public class MyViewModel
{
    public string SelectedValue { get; set; }
    public IEnumerable YearsCycling { get; set; }
}

Controller:

var YearsCycling = new SelectList(new List() 
{ 
    new SelectListItem(){ Value="1yr", Text="1yr"},
    new SelectListItem(){ Value="1-3yrs", Text="1-3yrs"}, 
    new SelectListItem(){ Value="3-5yrs", Text="3-5yrs"}, 
    new SelectListItem(){ Value="5-10yrs", Text="5-10yrs"}, 
    new SelectListItem(){ Value="10+yrs", Text="10+yrs"} 
},
"Value",
"Text");

MyViewModel model = new MyViewModel();
model.YearsCycling = YearsCycling;
model.SelectedValue = "5-10yrs";
return View(model);

View:

<%:Html.DropDownListFor(model=>model.SelectedValue,(SelectList)Model.YearsCycling) %>