c# - MVC 4: How to make DropDownListFor return 0 as optionLabel value? -
i have create view multiple dropdownlistfors. each time new object created 1 of dropdownlistfors should have value, want others return 0 result when optionlabel left selected. how assign 0 value dropdownlistfor's optionlabel? edit: here example of dropdownlistfor code in view: @html.dropdownlistfor(model => model.cardreward.id, new selectlist(viewbag.cardreward, "id","name"), "none") when render page creates list none @ top this: <option value>none</option> i want this: <option value="0">none</option> in documentation dropdownfor optionlabel parameter (where you're passing "none") described as: the text default empty item. so designed empty item. need add additional item select list in order 0 value. i have used following extension method accomplish (sorry untested, there may minor errors): public ienumerable<selectlistitem> insertemptyfirst(this ienumera