how to add static text in drop down list

vinodonline2000 · August 14th, 2007, 01:57 AM

Hi, i am trying this

<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlempid" runat="server" Style="z-index: 110; left: 372px;
            position: absolute; top: 31px" AutoPostBack="True" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlempid_SelectedIndexChan ged">
            <asp:ListItem Text="select one" Value="select one" Selected=True></asp:ListItem>
        </asp:DropDownList>

but on run time it does not show "select one" how can i do it

plz help

mike_remember · August 14th, 2007, 04:02 AM

Well, I copied your code, and it works fine at my end, what do you see in the dropdownlist?

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vinodonline2000 · August 14th, 2007, 04:06 AM

i can not see "select one" in my drop down list

Archu136 · August 14th, 2007, 04:14 AM

this is in code behind

ddlCategories.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem("All", 0))

Archu

vinodonline2000 · August 14th, 2007, 04:39 AM

Thanks Archu,
but when i select something from my drop down then "select one" increases every time

mike_remember · August 14th, 2007, 05:03 AM

Write in the not postback condition like below:

if (!IsPostback)
{
ddlCategories.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem("All", 0))
}

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Mike

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vinodonline2000 · August 14th, 2007, 05:12 AM

No it has the same problem

gbianchi · August 14th, 2007, 07:19 AM

hi there.. where do you add this code?? you have to add this in the page_load event...

HTH

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Imar · August 14th, 2007, 07:54 AM

It's much easier than all of this, thanks to ASP.NET 2.0's AppendDataBoundItems property:

Code:

<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlempid" runat="server" AppendDataBoundItems="True">
  <asp:ListItem Text="select one" Value="select one" Selected=True></asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

With this setting on, data bound items are appended to the list, rather than overwriting the static items you defined in the markup of the page.

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mike_remember · August 14th, 2007, 09:25 AM

Thats a great info Imar... frankly I didn't know that... thanx for sharing it with everyone..

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