How to get the text from a DropDownList?

[pharcyder]

I'm new to ASP.NET, so please be gentle

I have a DropDownList with a bound datasource. One field from this source is an ID, the other the name of the item.
As DataTextField I use the name, and as DataValueField I use the ID (because it is used to filter a gridview).

Then I added a label and want this label to display the currently selected item name.
Now how would I get the selected item (not the ID!) from the DropDownList? I happen to always get the DataValueField-value, no matter if I use .Text or .Value.

Do I need to do this on the client-side with JavaScript or is there a possibility to get this value out of the DropDownList with ASP.NET-code??

Thanks in advance,
Jens

 

[pharcyder]

Okay, just found it.

It's .SelectedItem.Text, not just .Text

 

[ca8msm]

Can you paste the code you are using?


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