New .Net syntax example

<div class="form-group">
  <!-- New Syntax -->
  <label class="form-label" asp-for="Country"></label>
 
  <select asp-for="Country" asp-items="Model.Countries" class="form-select shipping-country">
    <option value="-1" disabled selected="@(string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.Country))">Country</option>
  </select>
 
  <span asp-validation-for="Country"></span>
 
  <!-- Original Syntax -->
  @Html.LabelFor(x => x.Country, new { @class = "form-label" })
  @Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.Country, Model.Countries.Prepend( new SelectListItem { 
  Text = "Country",  Disabled = true,  Selected = string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.Country)  }),
  new { @class = "form-select shipping-country" } ) @Html.ValidationMessageFor(x => x.Country,
  string.Empty)
</div>