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copied!<p>This Question in addition, I guess, Got everything you are looking for:</p> <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3057873/how-to-write-a-simple-html-dropdownlistfor">How to write a simple Html.DropDownListFor()?</a></p> <p>As a beginner, I did a very basic implementation of dropDownlist using the NorthWind Database only.</p> <p>I had imported the Product & Suppliers table from Northwind database.</p> <p>In the <code>ProductController.cs</code> file, which is the controller file for my <code>Product</code> table, add method: <code>GetAllSuppliers</code> to get all SuppliersID which we will display in a dropdown.</p> <pre><code>public IEnumerable<int> GetAllSuppliers() { NorthwindEntities db = new NorthwindEntities(); return db.Suppliers.Select(e => e.SupplierID); } </code></pre> <p>Now, in the <code>Create</code> action method in <code>ProductController.cs</code>, pass all the values of <code>SupplierID</code> in <code>ViewData</code> as seen below:</p> <pre><code> public ActionResult Create() { ViewData["Suppliers"] = new SelectList(GetAllSuppliers()); return View(new Product()); } </code></pre> <p>In your corresponding <code>Create.aspx View</code>, use this:</p> <pre><code><%: Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.SupplierID, ViewData["Suppliers"] as SelectList) %> </code></pre> <p>Below is a snapshot of the Result:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/FxFLn.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p>Let me know if you need any explanation.</p>

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