how to represent the datatable to dropdownlist in mvc3

Here is a sample to represent datatable content in dropdownlist using ASP .NET MVC3.

Model part:

public class Sex {
    public string gender { get; set; }
    public string shortname { get; set; }
}
public List<SelectListItem> SexList() {
 
    List<Sex> s = new List<Sex>() { new Sex() { gender = "Male", shortname = "M" }, new Sex() { gender = "Female", shortname = "F" } };

    List<SelectListItem> items = new List<SelectListItem>();
    foreach (Sex sex in s) {
        SelectListItem item = new SelectListItem();
        item.Text =sex.gender;
        item.Value =sex.shortname;
        items.Add(item);
    }
    return items;
}

Controller part:

[HttpGet]
public ActionResult DetailAdd()
{
    Profile profile = new Profile();
    //set the sex types
    profile.SexList=SexList();

    return View(profile);
}

View part:

@model Kery.Models.Profile
@{
    ViewBag.Title = "DetailAdd";
    Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
}

<p>Please select your sex type: @Html.DropDownListFor("name",Model.SexList)</p>