Setting a default selected value into a dropdown list

Question

I'm trying to set a default value selected on the list generated from the viewbag. The default selected item on the list is the first item(it is an empty item ""). Anyone that could help. Code in .cshtml file : @Html.EditorFor(x => x.TimeZoneId, "Generic_DropDownList", new { Items = ViewBag.TimeZones, InputClass = "InvisibleField", HideFormUnit = true, HideLabel = true })

Answer 1

If you want to set a default selected value,try to use the following code:

<select asp-for="TimeZoneId">
    @foreach(var item in ViewBag.TimeZones)
    {
        <option>Generic_DropDownList</option>
        if (item.Value == "{Value}")
        {          
            <option [email protected] selected>@item.Text</option>
        }
        else
        {
            <option [email protected]>@item.Text</option>
        }
    }

</select>