title: asp.net mvc dropdownlist option disabled selected
body: <p>Is there any elegant way to create something like this</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;select&gt;
      &lt;option value="" disabled selected&gt;Select your option&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="1"&gt;Option1&lt;/option&gt;
  &lt;/select&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>using @Html.DropDownListFor helper in ASP.NET MVC 4?</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://jsfiddle.net/wLAt8/" rel="noreferrer">http://jsfiddle.net/wLAt8/</a></p>