Selecte default value in dropdown list and pass id MVC drop-down list

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i used value the model for drop down list,

public class Items
{
public int itemcategoryid { get; set; }
public string itemcategory { get; set; }

}

and below the code for controller

ItemViewModel catVM = new ItemViewModel();
List<Items> catlist = catVM.GetCategoryInfo();
ViewBag.categorylist = catlist;

using below the code for retrieve data


using (OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("PS_Category", conn))
{
cmd.CommandType = System.Data.CommandType.StoredProcedure;
conn.Open();
OracleDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (reader.Read())
{
Items listitems = new Items(); ;
listitems.itemcategoryid = Convert.ToInt32(reader["CATID"]);
listitems.itemcategory = reader["CATNAME"].ToString();
items.Add(listitems);
}
}



After binding drop down list using below the HTML code, the drop down list has populated and select default name as itemcategory but did not pass id of itemcategory pass only itemcategory name for POST.

@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.itemcategory, new SelectList(ViewBag.categorylist, "itemcategory", "itemcategory", Model.itemcategory))

if i using below the HTML Code their pass value but did not select default name

@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.itemcategory, new SelectList(ViewBag.categorylist, "itemcategoryid", "itemcategory", Model.itemcategory))

my model class @model Webapps8.Models.Items , itemcategory is name, and itemcategoryid is id,

Actually i want to to select default name and pass their id how can possible it??

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