dropdown list problem

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hi , i have created small web application, in my web application, i have drop-down list in that drop-down list i am binding some data's from my database on my web page load event, but here the problem is by default the drop-down list is in selected index 0, i want to set the null value in my drop-down list, i mean the selected index should be -1, how shall i do this.....please give me some sample code

Posted 12-Jan-12 20:15pm

sameertm

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Om Prakash Pant · Answer 1 · 2012-01-12T20:29:00

Solution 1

You can add a blank entry and set it as first option and selected. something like:

C#

ddlist.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem(String.Empty, String.Empty)); 
ddlist.SelectedIndex = 0;

Posted 12-Jan-12 20:29pm

Om Prakash Pant

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sameertm 13-Jan-12 2:33am

hi dear, i tried your code,its working fine, but the problem is, that empty string is in added into the list, i don want to show that empty string into my data list

Jaganathan Bantheswaran · Answer 2 · 2012-01-12T20:32:00

Solution 2

Hi,

In Page load event,

C#

ddl1.SelectedIndex = -1;

or

Insert an item into the ddl as "Select" or empty.

like,

C#

drpList.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem(String.Empty, String.Empty));
drpList.SelectedIndex = 0;

Posted 12-Jan-12 20:32pm

Jaganathan Bantheswaran

Updated 12-Jan-12 20:40pm

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