selected value in dropdownlist is not working - asp.net-mvc-3

Question

I am trying to display a complex viewmodel in a view, everything works fine except one dropdownlist. I am displaying a list of enum, and set the selected object as it should be. But for an unknown reason, its not showing the selected value. I have tried many times with but failed -- please help me. The code is given below -
Enum:
public enum CommentStatus
{
NoStatus = 0,
Resolved = 1,
NotApplicable = 2
}
Model:
public class CheckComments
{
public string EntryId { get; set; }
public int Serial { get; set; }
public string Comment { get; set; }
public DateTime CommentDate { get; set; }
public CommentStatus CommentStatus { get; set; }
}
public class CheckDataViewModel
{
public string EntryId { get; set; }
public string CheckId { get; set; }
public decimal Value { get; set; }
public List<CheckComments> CheckCommentsList { get; set; }
public List<string> CommentStatusList { get; set; }
}
Controller:
public class CheckDataController : Controller
{
public ActionResult GetEnteredCheckData(string entryId)
{
var checkDataViewModel = new CheckDataViewModel();
var checkData = new CheckDataManager().GetCheckData(entryId);
checkDataViewModel.EntryId = checkData.EntryId;
checkDataViewModel.CheckId = checkData.CheckId;
checkDataViewModel.Value = checkData.Value;
checkDataViewModel.CheckCommentsList = checkData.Comments;
checkDataViewModel.CommentStatusList = Enum.GetNames(typeof (CommentStatus)).ToList();
return View("EnteredCheckData", checkDataViewModel);
}
}
View:
#model PDCA.Web.Models.CheckDataViewModel
#{
ViewBag.Title = "EnteredCheckData";
Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
}
#using (Html.BeginForm())
{
#Html.ValidationSummary(true)
<fieldset>
<div class="row">
<div class="span3">
<div class="text-left">#Html.LabelFor(model => model.EntryId)</div>
</div>
<div class="span3">
<div class="text-left">
#Html.DisplayFor(model => model.EntryId)
#Html.HiddenFor(model => model.EntryId)
</div>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<legend>Check Information</legend>
<div class="row">
<div class="span3">
<div class="text-left">#Html.LabelFor(model => model.CheckId)</div>
</div>
<div class="span3">
<div class="text-left">
#Html.DisplayFor(model => model.Check.CheckId)
#Html.HiddenFor(model => model.Check.CheckId)
</div>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<legend>Comments</legend>
<div>
<table class="table table-bordered">
<tr>
<th>
Serial
</th>
<th>
Comment
</th>
<th>
Date
</th>
<th>
Status
</th>
<th>
</th>
</tr>
#for (int i = 0; i < Model.CheckCommentsList.Count; i++)
{
<tr>
<td>
#Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => Model.CheckCommentsList[i].Serial)
#Html.HiddenFor(modelItem => Model.CheckCommentsList[i].Serial)
</td>
<td>
#Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => Model.CheckCommentsList[i].Comment)
#Html.HiddenFor(modelItem => Model.CheckCommentsList[i].Comment)
</td>
<td>
#Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => Model.CheckCommentsList[i].CommentDate)
#Html.HiddenFor(modelItem => Model.CheckCommentsList[i].CommentDate)
</td>
<td>
#Html.DropDownListFor(modelItem => Model.CheckCommentsList[i].CommentStatus, new SelectList(Model.CommentStatusList, Model.CheckCommentsList[i].CommentStatus))
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => Model.CheckCommentsList[i].CommentStatus)
</td>
<td>
#Html.ActionLink("Update Status", "UpdateCommentStatus", new { Model.EntryId, Model.CheckCommentsList[i].Serial, Model.Check.CheckTitle, Model.Check.CheckId })|
#Html.ActionLink("Delete", "DeleteComment", new { Model.CheckCommentsList[i].Serial, Model.EntryId })
</td>
</tr>
}
</table>
</div>
</fieldset>
}
<div>
#Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Index")
</div>
The code is too lengthy but I think this will help you to understand my mistakes. Thanks in advance friends.

Answer 1

Solution:
#Html.DropDownListFor(modelItem => Model.CheckCommentsList[i].CommentStatus, new SelectList(Model.CommentStatusList, Model.CheckCommentsList[i].CommentStatus.ToString()))