private List <SelectListItem> getnationality() { MTSHRDataLayer.Employee data_emp = new MTSHRDataLayer.Employee(); List <SelectListItem> nationality = new List <SelectListItem>(); try { var employeenationality = data_emp.getNationality(); nationality.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = "", Text = "----Select Nationality----" }); for (int i = 0; i < employeenationality.Tables[0].Rows.Count; i++) { nationality.Add(new SelectListItem() { Value = employeenationality.Tables[0].Rows[i]["id"].ToString(), Text = employeenationality.Tables[0].Rows[i]["Nationality"].ToString() }); } } catch (Exception exec) { BaseExceptionHandler.HandleException(ref exec); } return(nationality); }