How to use dropdownlistfor in MVC .net?

Simple example of how to create a drop down list in ASP.NET MVC using DropDownListFor. 

You can do it like this all inlined in your *.cshtml file like so: 

List<SelectListItem> listItems = new List<SelectListItem>();listItems.Add(new SelectListItem
          {
                Text = "MALE",
                 Value = "1"
            });   listItems.Add(new SelectListItem
           {
                Text = "Female",
                 Value = "2",
              });
      }

@Html.LabelFor(model => model.Gender, new { Class = "custom-name-field" })
@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model. Gender, listItems, "-- Select Gender --", new { Class = "mytextstyle" })

@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model. Gender)

model => model.Gender expression is used to generate the value and Gender type on the select.