Asp.Net MVC Razor Dropdown - Accessing list from ViewModel

Question

I'd like to make a dropdown menu in a cshtml file using Razor. I'm using a ViewModel, in which I define a list. I'd like to use that list's values as dropdown options. For this, I'mtrying:

@model GuestViewModel
...
@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.SelectedLocation, m => m.travellocations, "Select location!")

However, for the m => m.travellocations (travellocations is a list: travellocations = new List<SelectListItem>();), it just says it cannot convert the lambda to a list. How can I access this list in such a dropdown?

Brian Mains · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-22 17:36:56Z

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The second parameter is not a lambda expression, so use this declaration:

@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.SelectedLocation, Model.travellocations, "Select location!")

The lambda expression "m" is a shortcut for Model anyway.

answered May 22, 2017 at 17:36

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lte__ Over a year ago

Oh thanks, I knew all that stuff except for that I can actually use Model by default :)

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