How to bind drop-down list in ASP.Net MVC

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In the previous blog, we have seen 'How to bind static values with Dropdown in MVC?'
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In this blog, let's see how to bind dropdown list in MVC?

Bind dropdown list in MVC using ViewBag

First, write a function in your controller.
Below is the function you can use. Instead of a List, you may get items from SQL or any other sources that up to you.

private void GetItems()         {             List<string> items = new List<string>();             items.Add("Item1");             items.Add("Item2");             items.Add("Item3");             ViewBag.Items = items;         }

Now you must call GetItems() function in your view. See Below.

public ActionResult Index()         {             GetItems();             return View();         }

Below is the .cshtml code to represent dropdown list with items.

<div class="form-group">                                         @Html.Label("Select Items")                                         @Html.DropDownList("Item Selection", new SelectList(ViewBag.Items as System.Collections.IEnumerable))                                     </div>

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