private void PopulateCategoryDropDownList(object selectedCategory = null)
{
IEnumerable <Category> categoryQuery;
using (Repos repo = new Repos())
{
categoryQuery = repo.GetCategoryList();
}
ViewBag.CategoryId = new SelectList(categoryQuery.Distinct().ToList(), "CategoryId", "CategoryName", selectedCategory);
}
public ActionResult Index()
{
IEnumerable <Category> cats;
using (Repos repo = new Repos())
{
cats = repo.GetCategoryList();
}
return(View(cats));
}