Hi,

I have noticed that if i want to make a pre-selection in the dropdownlist at the page_load function i have to first call the DDL.databind() because there are no Items until then,. my question is why there are items in the dropdownlist even if i didn't call the databind() function (the list is using a sqldatasource).
my question is referenced to the Genre list in the Reviews.aspx file, that when i wanted to make it pre-selected i had to use the databind() fun, but before i wanted to do that, there was no databind() on the dropdownlist, but still the list shows the genre items on it when you load the page.

Thanks, Roni.

It's because DataBind is called automatically by the page control at a later stage. For more details about the page life cycle and databinding, take a look here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178472.aspx

Cheers,

Imar

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Oh, I see,. It was a little confusing, will go read more about the page life cycle.

Thanks alot Imar! :)