public List <SelectListItem> GetDocumentTypeSelectList() { List <SelectListItem> selectListItem = null; List <DocumentType> documentTypeList = _documentTypeRepository.GetDocumentTypeSelectList(); return(selectListItem = documentTypeList != null?(from documentType in documentTypeList select new SelectListItem { Text = documentType.Description, Value = documentType.Code.ToString(), Selected = false }).ToList():new List <SelectListItem>()); }