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19,991 PointsDon't know why my code isn't working.
I keep getting an error message asking if I called the Html.DropDownList helper. What am I doing wrong?
@model IssueReporter.Models.Issue
@{
ViewBag.Title = "Report an Issue";
}
<h2>@ViewBag.Title</h2>
@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
<div>
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.Name)
@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Name)
</div>
<div>
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.Email)
@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Email)
</div>
<div>
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.DepartmentId)
@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.DepartmentId, SelectList, new { @class = "form-control" })
</div>
<div>
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.Severity)
@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Severity)
</div>
<div>
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.Reproducible)
@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Reproducible)
</div>
<div>
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.DescriptionOfProblem)
@Html.TextAreaFor(m => m.DescriptionOfProblem)
</div>
<button type="submit">Save</button>
}
1 Answer
Ben Reynolds
35,170 PointsIn the Html.DropDownListFor method, you'll need to pass in the list provided in the instructions for that argument (ViewBag.DepartmentsSelectListItems). You'll also have to cast it to a SelectList:
(SelectList)ViewBag.DepartmentsSelectListItems