CODEWITHSUNDEEP
asp.netdrop-down-menu
user787951
user787951

Reputation:

how to set the value of a dropdown to its default on pageload

Page has Repeater Control displays students records, when click on any record it displays total info. it has dropdown list displays list of all departments [ not static items ] comes from 

db.<asp:DropDownList ID="ddl_name" runat="server" DataSourceID="Employee" DataMember="Technical"
                                        DataTextField="Last_name" 
                                        DataValueField="Emp_code"
                                        FirstItemText="Select Item" 
                                        FirstItemValue="0"
                                        BoundColumnName="LastName"
                                        BoundDataMember="DeptCode"
                                        Clear="true"
                                        /> Thanks...

by default it should display the first item..and when the user selects a department and save it, the page reloads and again it should show the default value.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 5681

Answers (2)

Nikita Silverstruk
Nikita Silverstruk

Reputation: 1117

You may also try storing selected value in a variable or Session[""]

Upvotes: 0

Loki Kriasus
Loki Kriasus

Reputation: 1301

You can do it via DropDownList.SelectedIndex property:

ddl.SelectedIndex = 0;

But I would recommend using Post-Redirect-Get instead and after a redirect-get you will have your dropdown set to default.

Upvotes: 1

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