How to make a default value as selected in an @Html.DropdownList in mvc

controller : List<SelectListItem> li = new List<SelectListItem>(); DataSet ds = new DataSet(); li.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "--Select--", Value = "-1" }); foreach (DataRow item in ds.Tables[0].Rows) { if (item["Name"].ToString() == abc) { li.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = item["Name"].ToString(), Value = Convert.ToString(item["id"]), Selected = true }); } else { li.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = item["Name"].ToString(), […]

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