using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Web; using System.Web.Mvc; using OSS.Repositories; using OSS.Models; namespace OSS.Repositories { public class SectorsRepository { public IEnumerable GetSectors() { using (var _Context = new OSSDBContext()) { List countries = _Context.Sectors.AsNoTracking().OrderBy(t => t.SectorName) .Select(n => new SelectListItem { Value = n.SectorName, Text = n.SectorName }).ToList(); var countrytip = new SelectListItem() { Value = null, Text = "Please Select" }; countries.Insert(0, countrytip); return new SelectList(countries, "Value", "Text"); } } } }