using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace HelloWorldMvcApp
public class HomeController : Controller
public ActionResult Index()
var list = new[]{new SampleViewModel{Id = 0, Name = "Select"}, new SampleViewModel{Id = 1, Name = "Required"}, new SampleViewModel{Id = 2, Name = "Not Required"}};
var selectList = new SelectList(list, "Id", "Name", 0);
ViewData["SelectData"] = selectList;
return View(new SampleViewModel());