asp.net mvc How to add placeholder for html.dropdownlist

Question

I\'m using asp.net mvc 3.

I have this dropdownlist of countries and I want to add a placeholder for it. Here\'s my code:

@Html.DropDownList(\"country         


        

Answer 1

Maybe if you want, try this:

@Html.DropDownList("country",null,"-SELECT-",new { @class="chzn-select",@style="width:160px;" })