Using drop-down list with ViewModel in ASP.net MVC4

DropDown

Objective: In this page, we will see how to populate a drop-down list on View in ASP.net MVC4.

Setup: Suppose you have a Project entity with two properties:
a) Project Name
b) Project Status (can be Active, Inactive, Inprogress etc.)

Models > Project.cs
public partial class Project
{
    // Scalar Properties
    public int ProjectId {get;set;}
    public string ProjectName {get;set;}
    
    // Navigation Properties
    public virtual StatusValue Status {get;set;}
}

Models > StatusValue.cs
// This class holds status values such as 1 - Active, 2 - Inactive.
public partial class StatusValue
{
    public int Id {get;set;}
    public string Name {get;set;}  
}

In order to have decoupled Views and Models, we will create view modal with similar structure.
public class ProjectViewModel
{
    public int ProjectId {get;set;}

}