Select a default value in dropdownlist in MVC 5
@{
var TimeZone = new List<SelectListItem>();
foreach (var item in ViewBag.TimeZoneOffset)
{
TimeZone.Add(new SelectListItem() {
Text = item.TimeZone, Value = item. TimeZoneID, Selected = item.TimeZoneOffset==
@Model.TimeZoneOffset ? true : false });
}
}