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NoWar
NoWar

Reputation: 37633

MVC3 DropDownList + ViewBag issue

This code works fine

List<StateModelView> stateList = (from x in db.States
                                select new StateModelView {
                                    ID = x.ID,
                                    StateName = x.StateName
                                }).OrderBy(w => w.StateName).ToList();

ViewBag.StateList = new SelectList(stateList, "ID", "StateName");

under HTML I have 

 @Html.DropDownList("StateList", ViewBag.StateList)

Anyway I got the error

CS1973: 'System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper' has no applicable method named 'DropDownList' but appears to have an extension method by that name. Extension methods cannot be dynamically dispatched. Consider casting the dynamic arguments or calling the extension method without the extension method syntax.

How I can resolve it?

Upvotes: 29

Views: 26787

Answers (2)

M.Babcock
M.Babcock

Reputation: 18965

The ViewBag is a dynamic object, which cannot be used directly from your View (that is basically what the error is saying). You'll need to cast it:

@Html.DropDownList("StateList", (SelectList) ViewBag.StateList)

Another option would be to use ViewData though it may also require casting.

Upvotes: 77

akiller
akiller

Reputation: 2472

You need to cast your ViewBag item (which is anonymous) to a SelectList:

@Html.DropDownList("StateList", (SelectList)ViewBag.StateList)

Another method to get around this casting issue and from what I gather the preferred way, is to use a View Model and bypass ViewBag all together.

Upvotes: 11

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