Combobox does not display selected item

Question

Hi,
I have a combobox of countries which I loaded in collections property. When I select a country I want the details to be displayed on a gridview but when I select nothing gets returned back to me..I hope this makes sense. I havent set the selectedIndex to anything plz help anyone,Thanks.

Prabhu Raja · Answer

Nice Mxoli...

Avuya Mxoli · Answer

Thanks this got solved when I solved another error I had with a class

Avuya Mxoli · Answer

Prahbu it means nothing gets returned to the user i.e it returns blank on the space where its supposed to return what the user selected. Hope it makes sense, thnks

Tulasi · Answer

Hi ncedisa Mxoli, 1)make sure ur combobox will be binded in the following way protected void Page_load(Object sender,EventArgs e) { if(!IsPoatback) { //write code to bind combobx } } 2) write the following code in S elected i ndex C hanged E vent if (drp.SelectedItem.Text!="Select") { //code to bind information to gridview } else { //dispaly message no country is selected } Please do not forget to mark "Accpeted Answer" .

Prabhu Raja · Answer

Hi, I can't understand, "gets returned back to me" in your post. but i suggest you, select a item by default when form gets loaded. Example: In form_Load() Event, If ( this.combobox1.items.Count >0) then this.combobox1.selectedIndex = 0;

Combobox does not display selected item

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