Convert Dropdownlist item's value to int?

Instead of building a SelectListItem I built something like this.

When the selected Item of the DropDownList will get posted back convert it to int from string like this Convert. ToInt32(DropDownSelectedItem) or with Int32. TryParse(value, out number).

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