Generic list not showing in ViewBag

Question

I'm not able to assign a generic list to ViewBag. Here is my code:

var m = from i in Enumerable.Range(0, 12)
        let now = DateTime.Now.AddMonths(i)
        select now.ToString("MMMM") + " " + now.Year.ToString();

ViewBag.b = m;

I am getting this when I output the ViewBag value:

System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereSelectEnumerableIterator<int,string>

Answer 1

You can cast it to a list like this:

var m = (from i in Enumerable.Range(0, 12)
         let now = DateTime.Now.AddMonths(i)
         select now.ToString("MMMM") + " " + now.Year.ToString()).ToList();
ViewBag.b = m;

And then in your view:

@{
    var myList = ViewBag.b as List<string>;
}

<ul>
    @foreach (var item in myList)
    {
        <li>@item</li>
    }
</ul>