How to bind bropdown list in Razor View (If view is not bound with any model) - asp.net

Question

Can anybody suggest me how bind a dropdown list in MVC Razor view. I am using MVC 4. I have a view that is not bound with any model class.
public class Util {
public List<EmployeeType> GetEmpTypes() {
return (new List<EmployeeType>(){
new EmployeeType(){ID=101, Text="Permanent"},
new EmployeeType(){ ID=102, Text="Temporary"}
});
}
}
public class EmployeeType {
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Text { get; set; }
}
I have this sample code. I am new to MVC Now after this I don't know how to bind the collection returned by GetEmployeeTypes() Method to a dropdown list

Answer 1

Your class with method
public class Util {
public List<EmployeeType> GetEmpTypes() {
return (new List<EmployeeType>(){
new EmployeeType(){ID=101, Text="Permanent"},
new EmployeeType(){ ID=102, Text="Temporary"}
});
}
}
Your model class with properties
public class EmployeeType {
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Text { get; set; }
}
This is sample action
public ActionResult ViewName()
{
Util xxx=new Util();
List<SelectList> SelectedItems =new List<SelectList>();
List<EmployeeType> items =xxx.GetEmpTypes();
foreach (var t in items )
{
SelectListItem s = new SelectListItem();
s.Text = t.Text;
s.Value = t.ID;
SelectedItems.Add(s);
}
ViewBag.xxxxx= SelectedItems;
return view();
}
In View
#Html.DropDownList("xxxxx", new SelectList(ViewBag.xxxxx, "Text", "Value"))
This above code just like a key, i don't tested for that code ran successfully. you can get some idea for how to bind dropdown from my code.

Answer 2

I had a Class like this to get all EmployeeTypes
public class Util
{
public List<EmployeeType> GetEmpTypes()
{
return (new List<EmployeeType>(){
new EmployeeType(){ID=101, Text="Permanent"},
new EmployeeType(){ ID=102, Text="Temporary"}
});
}
}
public class EmployeeType
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Text { get; set; }
}
In Controller I have written code to get the List of Employee Types
Util obj = new Util();
var v = obj.GetEmpTypes();
ViewBag.EmployeeTypes = v;
return View();
In the View I have written code to bind dropdown.
#Html.DropDownList("EmployeeTypes",new SelectList(ViewBag.EmployeeTypes,"ID","Text"));
Thanks #Ramesh Rajendran ( Now I understood the concept to bind dropdown)

Answer 3

*strong text*you should create the model selectlist like here:
public static List<EmployeeType> GetEmpTypes() {
return (new List<EmployeeType>(){
new EmployeeType(){ID=101, Text="Permanent"},
new EmployeeType(){ ID=102, Text="Temporary"}
});
}
public static SelectList GetMyEmpTypes
{
get { return new SelectList(GetEmpTypes(), "ID", "Text"); }
}
then you access this method in dropdown list like
#Html.DropDownList("Name",yourProjectNameSpace.Util.GetMyEmpTypes())
when you will submit your form then it value bidden with Name get post to controller.

Answer 4

it is not necessary to bind with model class.you can receive the value on controller with the name that you have given in view like:
#Html.DropDownList("Name",yourProjectNameSpace.YourClass.GetEmpTypes())
Now you can recive the name value at controller like:
public ActionResult test(String Name)
{
return view();
}
and make your method static i.e GetEmpTypes() so that you can access it from view.