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Default Value in on Databound Drop Down listHello,
I am populating a drop down list control with a table from a database. I would like the control to display a value such as --- select --- when it first comes up, instead of any values from the table. Is there a way to do this without putting the value --- Select --- in the actual table? Regards, Randy. Yes, after calling the Databind() method, use the use the Items.Insert()
method. Here is an example: MyDropDown.DataBind() MyDropDown.Items.Insert(0,"--- Select ---") This inserts an extra ListItem before index 0, therefore changing what was previously index 0 into index 1, index 1 into index 2, etc. Since this is only 1 extra line of code, it is very little extra work, and makes it the first ListItem regardless of what is in the database. Hopefully this helps. Show quoteHide quote "Randy Galliano" <randy.galli***@thegallianos.com> wrote in message news:ukWS3p%23HIHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hello, > > I am populating a drop down list control with a table from a database. I > would like the control to display a value such as --- select --- when it > first comes up, instead of any values from the table. Is there a way to > do this without putting the value --- Select --- in the actual table? > > Regards, > > Randy. Thank you so much. That worked very well. I put it in the Page_Load
event so I also added a check for ispostback. Regards, Randy. Nathan Sokalski wrote: Show quoteHide quote > Yes, after calling the Databind() method, use the use the Items.Insert() > method. Here is an example: > > MyDropDown.DataBind() > MyDropDown.Items.Insert(0,"--- Select ---") > > This inserts an extra ListItem before index 0, therefore changing what was > previously index 0 into index 1, index 1 into index 2, etc. Since this is > only 1 extra line of code, it is very little extra work, and makes it the > first ListItem regardless of what is in the database. Hopefully this helps. 
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