HtmlDropDownList SelectList is a list of Model and how to display models Property

Question

I have a webgrid and inside it each item has different selectList which consist of model. I want to display name of that model. How can I do that

grid.Column(header: "AvailableDevices", format: @item => Html.DropDownList("value", (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)item.AvailableDevices)),

List<XXModel> myList = new List<XXModel>();
item.AvailableDevices = new SelectList(myList );

and XX model has property of Name, Age etc. And I want to display name or Age in my dropdown List

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 16 '14 at 15:22

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you can use this constructor of SelectList:

item.AvailableDevices = new SelectList(myList,"Id","Name" );

See all Available Contructors of SelectList

answered Jul 16 '14 at 15:22

Ehsan Sajjad

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Thanks :) What about if we want to get all attributes is it also possible? – albatross Jul 17 '14 at 08:27
Hi Also do you know how do we get the selected values of it? I would be glad – albatross Jul 17 '14 at 11:24
if it is strongly typed view it will be posted in model in form post – Ehsan Sajjad Jul 17 '14 at 13:03

HtmlDropDownList SelectList is a list of Model and how to display models Property

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