{ DropDownList ddlgridItem = new DropDownList(); ddlgridItem = (DropDownList)e.Row.Cells[0].FindControl("ddlNames"); if (ddlgridItem == null) { return; } else { ddlgridItem .Items.Add("Ravi"); ddlgridItem .Items.Add("Shankar"); ddlgridItem .Items.Add("RaviShankar"); }}