[c#] @Html.DropDownListFor how to set default value

@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.Status, new List<SelectListItem> 
       { new SelectListItem{Text="Active", Value="True"},
         new SelectListItem{Text="Deactive", Value="False"}})

In view I am using this drop dowenlist coding. I run my application default deactive value is display in dropdown list box. I want display default Active

I hope this is helpful to you.

Please try this code,

 @Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.Items, new List<SelectListItem>
   { new SelectListItem{Text="Deactive", Value="False"},
     new SelectListItem{Text="Active", Value="True",  Selected = true},
     })

try this

 @Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.UserName, new List<SelectListItem> 
   { new SelectListItem{Text="Active", Value="True",Selected =true },
     new SelectListItem{Text="Deactive", Value="False"}})

SelectListItem has a Selected property. If you are creating the SelectListItems dynamically, you can just set the one you want as Selected = true and it will then be the default.

SelectListItem defaultItem = new SelectListItem()
{
   Value = 1,
   Text = "Default Item",
   Selected = true
};