ASP.Net Dropdown list

[FRANDAZZO]

Hello All,

I am making the conversion to ASP.Net.....

Anyway, I have a question about the dropdown lists. When populating a dropdown list and programming in ASP you were able to populate a dropdown list with the following ASP code for the value and display text:
Ex:
<select name=&quot;Name&quot;>
<%For i = 0 to 10%>
<option value=&quot;<%=i%>&quot;>The Display Text</option>
<%Next%>
</select>

Now I know that you can do the same in ASP.Net by databinding and setting the Value and Text properties.

The question is what if I do not want to used databinding. I do not see how you can set the value property....

Please help!

Thankx in advance,

Frandazzo

 

[jfrost10]

Yup, you can do it, and pretty much the same way

Dim i as integer

For i = 0 to 10
ddlDropDown.items.add(&quot;DisplayText&quot
ddlDropDown.Items(i).value = TheValue
Next

Its a 1-2 punch: i will always be the index of the newly added item, therefore you'll always assign the value to the proper display text.

Now, if you want the ddl to display for a specific value once its loaded, you can do this also after the code has run:

ddlDetailListType.Items.FindByValue(Value).Selected = True

Easier than comparing each item being added during the loop.

hth


Jack