using System;

using System.Web.Mvc;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

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namespace HelloWorldMvcApp

{

    public class HomeController : Controller

    {

        [HttpPost]

        public ActionResult Index(RequestViewModel selected)

        {

            RequestViewModel requestViewModel = new RequestViewModel { Priorities = selected.Priorities, SelectedGuid = selected.SelectedGuid };

            var sel = requestViewModel.Priorities.Where(r => r.Value == selected.SelectedGuid.ToString()).First();

            requestViewModel.SelectedPriority = sel.Text;

            return View(requestViewModel);

        }

        [HttpGet]

        public ActionResult Index()

        {

            List<SelectListItem> list = GetData();

            RequestViewModel requestViewModel = new RequestViewModel { Priorities = list };

            return View(requestViewModel);

        }

​

private static List<SelectListItem> GetData()

        {

            //prep the vcontroller-you can do this from db

            List<SelectListItem> list = new List<SelectListItem>();

            SelectListItem selectListItemA = new SelectListItem { Text = "Priority1", Value = Guid.NewGuid().ToString() };

            SelectListItem selectListItemB = new SelectListItem { Text = "Priority2", Value = Guid.NewGuid().ToString() };

            SelectListItem selectListItemC = new SelectListItem { Text = "Priority3", Value = Guid.NewGuid().ToString() };

            list.Add(selectListItemA);

            list.Add(selectListItemB);

            list.Add(selectListItemC);

            return list;

        }

    }

}