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

In the previous blog, we have seen ‘How to bind static values with Dropdown in MVC?‘
I have collected MVC tutorial topics, please have a look. In this blog, let’s see how to bind dropdown lists 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;
}
       

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

Below is the .cshtml code to represent a 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>