sql query

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i am binding country dropdownlist from database I want to display india as a first item using sql query

Satyapriya Nayak · Answer

Untitled Page using System; using System.Collections; using System.Configuration; using System.Data; using System.Linq; using System.Web; using System.Web.Security; using System.Web.UI; using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls; using System.Web.UI.WebControls; using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts; using System.Xml.Linq; using System.Data.SqlClient; namespace Insert_data_confirmation { public partial class WebForm6 : System.Web.UI.Page { string strConnString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[ConnectionString].ConnectionString; string str; SqlCommand com; protected void Page_Load(object sender EventArgs e) { if (!IsPostBack) { DropDownList_country.Items.Add(new ListItem(--Select-- 0)); country2(); country1(); } } void country1() { SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnString); con.Open(); str = select * from tab1 where country_name!='india' ; com = new SqlCommand(str con); SqlDataReader reader = com.ExecuteReader(); while (reader.Read()) { DropDownList_country.Items.Add(reader[country_name].ToString()); } reader.Close(); con.Close(); } void country2() { SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnString); con.Open(); str = select * from tab1 where country_name='india' ; com = new SqlCommand(str con); SqlDataReader reader = com.ExecuteReader(); while (reader.Read()) { DropDownList_country.Items.Add(reader[country_name].ToString()); } reader.Close(); con.Close(); } } }