DropDownListFor, selected = true doesn't work | C# Online Compiler

DropDownListFor, selected = true doesn't work by Erik Philips

using System;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace DropDownModelExample
{
	public class DropDownModel
	{
		public int ID3 {  get; set; }

		public int ID4 { get; set; }
		
		public int ID5 { get; set; }
		
		public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> Items { get; set; }
	}
}

Model

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using System;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
​
namespace DropDownModelExample
{
    public class DropDownModel
    {
        public int ID3 {  get; set; }
​
        public int ID4 { get; set; }
        
        public int ID5 { get; set; }
        
        public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> Items { get; set; }
    }
}

@model DropDownModelExample.DropDownModel
@{
	Layout = null;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
	<head>
		<meta charset="utf-8">
		<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
		<title>Drop Down Exmpale</title>
	</head>
	<body>
		<div>@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.ID3, Model.Items)</div>
		<div>@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.ID4, Model.Items)</div>
		<div>@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.ID5, Model.Items)</div>
	</body>
</html>

View

 
@model DropDownModelExample.DropDownModel
@{
    Layout = null;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
        <title>Drop Down Exmpale</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div>@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.ID3, Model.Items)</div>
        <div>@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.ID4, Model.Items)</div>
        <div>@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.ID5, Model.Items)</div>
    </body>
</html>
​

using System;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace DropDownModelExample
{
	public class HomeController : Controller
	{
		[HttpGet]
		public ActionResult Index()
		{
			var model = new DropDownModel
			{
				ID3 = 3,
				ID4 = 4,
				ID5 = 5,
				Items = new List<SelectListItem>
				{
					new SelectListItem { Text = "First (Default)", Value = "1" },
					new SelectListItem { Text = "Second (Selected)", Value = "2", Selected = true },
					new SelectListItem { Text = "Third", Value = "3" },
					new SelectListItem { Text = "Forth", Value = "4" },
				}
			};
			return View(model);
		}
	}
}

Controller

 
using System;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Collections.Generic;
​
namespace DropDownModelExample
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        [HttpGet]
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            var model = new DropDownModel
            {
                ID3 = 3,
                ID4 = 4,
                ID5 = 5,
                Items = new List<SelectListItem>
                {
                    new SelectListItem { Text = "First (Default)", Value = "1" },
                    new SelectListItem { Text = "Second (Selected)", Value = "2", Selected = true },
                    new SelectListItem { Text = "Third", Value = "3" },
                    new SelectListItem { Text = "Forth", Value = "4" },
                }
            };
            return View(model);
        }
    }
}

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