filling a dropdownlist?

Question

how to fill a dropdownlist?

David Johnson · Answer

control = ( DropDownList )controlRow.FindControl( ControlName ); foreach(object choice in SomeChoiceCollectionObject ) { ListItem item = new ListItem (choice.Name choice.ID.ToString()); control.Items.Add(item); }

Raj Kumar · Answer

Private Sub FillDropDownList() Dim ObjDataSet as DataSet = Helper.FillDropDownList() If Not Object.Equals(ObjDataSet Nothing) Then If ObjDataSet.Tables(0).Rows.Count > 0 Then DropDownList.DataValueField = Name DropDownList.DataTextField = Name DropDownList.DataSource = ObjDataSet.Tables(0) DropDownList.DataBind() End If End Sub Here Name is column name which you want to fill in dropdown list. i hope this will help you.

swarna · Answer

you should first set the datasource property. then call databind() method.

brian dobosh · Answer

To fill a combo box you use the Items.Add(); example: comboBox1.Items.Add(Item 1); comboBox1.Items.Add(Item 2);