how to bind value in dropdown using modal

List<SelectListItem> list = new List<SelectListItem>();                list.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Select Country", Value = "Select Country" });//set default text for DropdownList                var cat = (from c in db.Country select c).ToArray();//get data from database using linq                for (int i = 0; i < cat.Length; i++)                {                    list.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = cat[i].Country_Name, Value = cat[i].Country_Cde.ToString() });                }                ViewData["ViewCountry"] = list;