Hi All,



I have a column which uses the following:



<EDITITEMTEMPLATE>



<asp:DropDownList runat="server" SelectedIndex='<%# GetItemIndex(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,
"ItemDeXcription").ToString()) %>'

id="edit_ItemDescription">



<asp:ListItem>Computer</asp:ListItem>

<asp:ListItem>Monitor</asp:ListItem>

<asp:ListItem>Printer</asp:ListItem>



</asp:DropDownList>



<asp:Label id="labeltest" runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ItemDeXcription")
%>'></asp:Label></EDITITEMTEMPLATE>I added the label to check the value coming out which in this case isMonitor.I
have a code behind file with the following:private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)  {   // Put user code to
initialize the page here   ItemIndex = new Hashtable();   ItemIndex["Computer"] = 0;   ItemIndex["Monitor"] = 1;  
ItemIndex["Printer"] = 2;  }public int GetItemIndex(String itemName)  {   if (ItemIndex[itemName] != null)    return
(int)ItemIndex[itemName];   else    return 0;  }For Some reason it seems to be passing null as it always returns 0.  Whichis
Computer.If I hard code it in:<asp:DropDownList runat="server" SelectedIndex='<%# GetItemIndex("Monitor")%>'
id="edit_ItemDescription">It works fine.  This works in the quickstarts but doesn't in mine (Onlymain difference being mine has a
code behind page).Can someone point out where i am slipping up?Thanks,John





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