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Adding default value DropDownList

From my controller I am sending the following List to my View. 

    ViewBag.PROF= new SelectList(db.PROF.Where(y => y.USER_ID == user), "PROF_ID", "PROF_NAME");

When I display the above list in my View it gets displayed perfectly.

@Html.DropDownList("PROF", null, new { @class = "form-control" })

However, in the list that is been displayed I want to show the 3rd item as the default Item (or the item that will be displayed by default). How can I make this work ?

Solution

  • I believe a Selected value can be added to @Html.DropDownList. Simple mark the value you want as the default to be Selected = true and it'll be defaulted to that.