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StevieB
StevieB

Reputation: 6541

Set Radiobuttonlist Selected from Codebehind

Hey I have a radiobuttonlist and trying to set one of the radiobuttons to selected based on a session variable but proving impossible.

<asp:radiobuttonlist id="radio1" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" OnSelectedIndexChanged="RadioButtonList1_SelectedIndexChanged">
   <asp:listitem id="option1" runat="server" value="All"/>
   <asp:listitem id="option2" runat="server" value="1" />
   <asp:listitem id="option3" runat="server" value="2" />
</asp:radiobuttonlist>

I.e How can I set option2 to selected in code behind ?

Upvotes: 18

Views: 122333

Answers (5)

Elham Kohestani
Elham Kohestani

Reputation: 3162

We can change the item by value, here is the trick:

radio1.ClearSelection();
radio1.Items.FindByValue("1").Selected = true;// 1 is the value of option2

Upvotes: 5

sharath s
sharath s

Reputation: 11

var rad_id = document.getElementById('<%=radio_btn_lst.ClientID %>');
var radio = rad_id.getElementsByTagName("input");
radio[0].checked = true;

//this for javascript in asp.net try this in .aspx page

// if you select other radiobutton increase [0] to [1] or [2] like this

Upvotes: 0

Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl

Reputation: 1792

Try this option:

radio1.Items.FindByValue("1").Selected = true;

Upvotes: 15

marquito
marquito

Reputation: 895

The best option, in my opinion, is to use the Value property for the ListItem, which is available in the RadioButtonList.

I must remark that ListItem does NOT have an ID property.

So, in your case, to select the second element (option2) that would be:

// SelectedValue expects a string
radio1.SelectedValue = "1";

Alternatively, yet in very much the same vein you may supply an int to SelectedIndex.

// SelectedIndex expects an int, and are identified in the same order as they are added to the List starting with 0.
radio1.SelectedIndex = 1;

Upvotes: 20

Grant Thomas
Grant Thomas

Reputation: 45068

You could do:

radio1.SelectedIndex = 1;

But this is the most simple form and would most likely become problematic as your UI grows. Say, for instance, if a team member inserts an item in the RadioButtonList above option2 but doesn't know we use magic numbers in code-behind to select - now the app selects the wrong index!

Maybe you want to look into using FindControl in order to determine the ListItem actually required, by name, and selecting appropriately. For instance:

//omitting possible null reference checks...
var wantedOption = radio1.FindControl("option2").Selected = true;

Upvotes: 18

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