dropdownlist selected value

Posted Date: 26 May 2005 Posted By:: raju Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 632 Points: 2 Responses: 5

i have a senario where i need to load the dropdownlist with the data from the datasource . When the dropdownlist is loaded i need to select the selected value to a user previously selected value. For example
i have a dropdownlist has all states such as NJ,NY,PA . But, in our database the user already have selected NY from this selection before. Now when i load this dropdownlist again i want to have this 'NY' selected as the first value in the dropdownlist. Can anyone please help me ?????/

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#20096 Author: Sadha Sivam Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 0 Date: 26/May/2005 Rating: Points: 2
Hi, Before calling the databind function. get the value selected and store it in some temp variable. After the databind function. Run a loop which will traverse through the entire items check for value and make ur selection. With regards, Sadha Sivam S, <center> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dotnetanswersfromsadha/join"> <img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/yg/img/i/us/ui/join.gif" border="0" alt="Click here to join dotnetanswersfromsadha"><br>Click to join dotnetanswersfromsadha</a> </center>

#20104 Author: Anil Rajan Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 0 Date: 27/May/2005 Rating: Points: 2
hi try this DropDownList1.SelectedValue = Convert.ToString(DropDownList1.Items.FindByText("NY").Value) ; hope it helps

#20232 Author: raju Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 632 Date: 27/May/2005 Rating: Points: 2
i tried it with DropDownList1.SelectedIndex = Convert.ToString(DropDownList1.Items.FindByText("NY").Value) i am getting an error Input string was not in a correct format. i think it is becasue i am assigning "NY" to the integer value index. Can you advise me on it

#20233 Author: raju Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 632 Date: 27/May/2005 Rating: Points: 2
Hi, SADA can you give me the code for looping through in dropdownlist Thank you Ranju

#20278 Author: Anil Rajan Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 0 Date: 27/May/2005 Rating: Points: 2
dear friend , please recheck my code its not "DropDownList1.SelectedIndex" but "DropDownList1.SelectedValue" DropDownList1.SelectedValue = Convert.ToString(DropDownList1.Items.FindByText("NY").Value) ; it works try it

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