html dropdownlist code example

Example 1: dropdown in html

<select>
  <option value="actual value 1">Display Text 1</option>
  <option value="actual value 2">Display Text 2</option>
  <option value="actual value 3">Display Text 3</option>
</select>

Example 2: razor dropdownlistfor

@using MyMVCApp.Models

@model Student

@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.StudentGender, 
            new SelectList(Enum.GetValues(typeof(Gender))), 
            "Select Gender")