Select2 - > SelectList with viewmodel , DropDown with preload values.

new_gist_file_2

List<SelectListItem> country = new List<SelectListItem>();
country.Add(new SelectListItem{Text = "India", Value="India"});

Normal Dropdown

// ViewModel 
public class test
  {

    public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> thelist { get; set; }
    public int theitemid { get; set; }
  }

  
  public class car
  {
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string name { get; set; }
  }

// The Builder 
 public test Builder()
    {

      List<car> P = new List<car>();

      P.Add(new car {Id = 1, name = "ford"});
      P.Add(new car {Id = 2, name = "Bmw"});
      P.Add(new car {Id = 3, name = "VW"});




      var result = new test()
        {
          theitemid = 3,

          thelist =

            P.Select(list => new SelectListItem()
              {

                Text = list.name,
                Value = list.Id.ToString()
              })

        };

      return result;

    }

Razor.html

// The View 

@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.theitemit, Model.theList , new{id="04"})