Drop down Selected Value Problem

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I have Extendeed the CreateUserWizard controll by adding a dropdown controll in it.
I have loaded dropdown once in a page load as

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if(!page.ispostback())
{ ((DropDownList)RegisterUser.CreateUserStep.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl("ddlTestType")).Items.Clear();
        ((DropDownList)RegisterUser.CreateUserStep.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl("ddlTestType")).DataSource = TestTypeSectionManager.getTestTypes();
        ((DropDownList)RegisterUser.CreateUserStep.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl("ddlTestType")).DataBind();
}

Problem is that when I click the Create User Button and get its selected vale it always return value Empty value.But other dropdowns that are not bind from DB gives correct selected values.
I get selected value as

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regUser.TestType = ((DropDownList)RegisterUser.CreateUserStep.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl("ddlTestType")).SelectedValue.ToString();

Any Help Please.

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Posted 9-Oct-11 21:12pm

Azhar Iqbal SE

Updated 9-Oct-11 21:15pm

OriginalGriff

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Pankaj Deharia · Answer 1 · 2011-10-12T19:22:00

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if(!page.ispostback())
{ ((DropDownList)RegisterUser.CreateUserStep.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl("ddlTestType")).Items.Clear();
        ((DropDownList)RegisterUser.CreateUserStep.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl
("ddlTestType")).DataSource = TestTypeSectionManager.getTestTypes();
Try this.
<pre>((DropDownList)RegisterUser.CreateUserStep.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl(&quot;ddlTestType&quot;)).datatextfield = "TestTypesName"

((DropDownList)RegisterUser.CreateUserStep.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl(&quot;ddlTestType&quot;)).datavaluefield = "TestTypesId"

((DropDownList)RegisterUser.CreateUserStep.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl("ddlTestType")).DataBind();
}