set both Default value and CSS Class of Html.DropdownList

Question

I have in my controller:

   ViewBag.CityId = new SelectList(new CityRepository().GetAll().OrderBy(x => x.Name),"CityId", "Name", new Guid("74898AD1-73BB-41E1-B1E1-484EACAFA4C4"));

And in My View:

<%:Html.DropDownList("CityId", (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)ViewBag.CityId, new { @class = "select-choice-1" })%>

But the problem is that default value wasn't selected.How can I set default value and Css Class at one time?

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:33:51Z

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You need to use a different constructor for the drop down list:

@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.SelectedCity, (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)ViewBag.CityId, "Select a City", new { @class = "select-choice-1" })

Further reading: MVC 3 Layout Page, Razor Template, and DropdownList

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:33

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Shayan Over a year ago

If you look at my controller code , I want to set dropdowlist selected value to value "74898AD1-73BB-41E1-B1E1-484EACAFA4C4" ,not to "Please select a city...."

Jesse Over a year ago

You need to review the controller constructor I posted. "Select a City" is simply the option label. IT IS NOT, the selected value. This is not a unique problem you are having, here is another example on what to do to fix your issue: stackoverflow.com/questions/390083/…

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