Default Value in on Databound Drop Down list

5 Nov 2007 8:28 PM

Randy Galliano

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.

6 Nov 2007 1:36 AM

Nathan Sokalski

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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"Randy Galliano" <randy.galli***@thegallianos.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

7 Nov 2007 4:30 AM

Randy Galliano

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:
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> 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.