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:

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Answer 1

I have some problems when using a ViewBag with the same name as the html-element.

So, doesn't use a DropDownList for EventId, when the SelectList is stored in a ViewBag.EventId.

Change ViewBag.EventId to ViewBag.EventData, and it's fixed.