ListDataItem

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace WebSite1 {


    public class ListDataItem<TKey> {
        string _display;
        TKey _key;

        public TKey Key {
            get { return _key; }
            set { _key = value; }
        }

        public string Display {
            get { return _display; }
            set { _display = value; }
        }
        public override string ToString () {
            return Display;
        }
        public ListDataItem () {}
        public ListDataItem (TKey key_, string display_) {
            Key = key_;
            Display = display_;
        }
        public ListDataItem (string display_) {
            Display = display_;
            Key = default(TKey);
        }


        #region Static

        public static List<SelectListItem> ToSelectList(ListDataItem<TKey>[] items){

            List<SelectListItem> selectList = new List<SelectListItem>();

            foreach (var item in items) {
                selectList.Add(new SelectListItem(){
                    Text = item.Display,
                    Value = item.Key.ToString(),
                    Selected = false,
                });
            }
            return selectList;
        }

        #endregion
    }