Bind DropDownList from another DropDownList

[tshad]

I have 3 dropdowns that are identical and I only want to hit the database once to fill them.

I have done this before but can't remember how to do it.

I want to fill one dropdown list and then fill the other dropdowns directly from the first dropdownlist, not from a dataset.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[jbenson001]

I want to fill one dropdown list and then fill the other dropdowns directly from the first dropdownlist, not from a dataset

I don't understand. Are you filling all 3 dropdowns with the same data? If so, why not just bind the dataset or datatable to each ddl? Or do you want to bind the other ddls based on a selection from the first ddl?

 

[tshad]

I am filling one dropdownlist with the data and then filling another with another set of data.

But it is done at a different time and I don't want to keep the dataset around or I could just use the same dataset.

But I found the code that does it:

ddlNameSearch.Items.AddRange(ddlNameSearchFilter.Items.OfType<ListItem>().ToArray());

Thanks,

Tom

 

[jbenson001]

I still don't understand what you are trying to do, but if that works for you than glad you found the answer.