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user1121487
user1121487

Reputation: 2680

Bind selected value from ASP.NET DropDownList

When I bind the value of a TextBox in the .aspx page, I do the following inside a ListView:

<asp:TextBox ID="NameTextBox" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Name") %>' />

How can I bind the value from a DropDownList the same way?

<asp:DropDownList ID="TestDropDownList" runat="server">
   <asp:ListItem Value="Test 1">Test 1</asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Value="Test 2">Test 2</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3758

Answers (1)

Curtis
Curtis

Reputation: 103358

To bind to a DropDownList, you would bind your datasource to the DropDownList control, and specify your Text and Value at that stage like:

cmd SqlCommand = new SqlCommand("Your SQL Command Here", conn);

TestDropDownList.DataSource = cmd.ExecuteReader();
TestDropDownList.DataTextField = "Name";
TestDropDownList.DataValueField = "Value";
TestDropDownList.DataBind();

This is the equivalent of you trying to do something like this:

<asp:DropDownList ID="TestDropDownList" runat="server">
   <asp:ListItem Value="<%# Bind("Value") %>"><%# Bind("Name") %></asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

Upvotes: 3

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