title: MVC3: Set Dropdown list Selected Value
body: <p>I am using mvc3 and I have a drop down list in my view. </p>
  
  <pre><code>@Html.DropDownListFor(m =&gt; m.State,
  new SelectList(Model.StateList, "Value", "Text"))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a way of setting the selected value in the View?</p>