This has been brought up here numerous times but I can't find a solution that fits. 

I'm trying to populate a DDL in an MVC view *without* using Viewbag. 

This is the controller code:

```
public ActionResult Name()
{
     ***
     List<SelectListItem> Items = Model.GetItemList();
     return View("Name");
}

```

However, I can't find the View syntax that works. I know that the List I'm getting back from the model contains the correct data. In the ‪view I have this which is not correct. How do I access my "Items" list in the view? The view is typed obviously.

```
 @Html.DropDownListFor(n => n.Value,  new SelectList(Items, "Value", "Text"))

```