Hello,

I am trying to include dropdown list in one of the columns in a datagrid and it will be displayed in every row not the edit command row. I don't have a edit command column type. All columns in datagrid are either "boundcolumn" or "templatecolumn". Here is the code I am trying.

<asp:templatecolumn headertext="Region">
<headerstyle wrap="True" width="50"></headerstyle>
<itemstyle cssclass="griditem"></itemstyle>
<itemtemplate>
    <asp:dropdownlist id="drpRegion" height="18px" width="100px" runat="server" autopostback="False">
            <asp:listitem value="1">Region1</asp:listitem>
            <asp:listitem value="2">Region2</asp:listitem>
        <asp:listitem value="3">Region3</asp:listitem>
        <asp:listitem value="4">Region4</asp:listitem>
        <asp:listitem value="5">Region5</asp:listitem>
    </asp:dropdownlist>
</itemtemplate>
</asp:templatecolumn>

In this code I need to select the one of the item in the dropdownlist based on the data returned from the database. ASP.NET doesn't allow to add databind code inside the <asp:listitem> to set the selected=True property. I cannot think of any other way. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Yunus.

In the code behind for the grid, you need to tie into the grid's ItemDataBound event. This event fires for every Item that is databound in the grid. Within the handler for the event, you can access the data item of the current item being bound. This is done thru e which is the event's eventargs object. e.Item will give you the datagrid item itself. Off that you can access the actual data item that the grid item is being bound to: e.Item.DataItem. This will return the data item (object, datarow, etc). You'll need to convert that to the applicable data type and you can than access whatever you need, such as the column for Region.

Then you'll need to use the DataGridItem's "FindControl()" method to find the DDL control that you put in the template. Once you have the DDL control you can set its selected item in the normal way.

Keep in mind that you have to do some testing in this event handler because ALL items of the datagrid are bound: Items, AlternateItems, Header, Footer, etc. You need to test e.Item.ItemType for only the item types you want (Item, AlternateItem) because the DDL control (and the Region column value for that matter) won't exist in the other items.

Peter
-------------------------
Work smarter, not harder

Thank you Peter. I got the stuff working.

How can i redirect to other page after selection of the index from the dropdown list.How to use selection index changed event in the dropdown list which is inside the datagrid.

Hi Lily,

have u tried out the usual way to run the ddl selected index changed event? Remember set the AutopostBack to true for the ddl. I never tried that before n now, im using others com... cant really tried it out for u. kindly let me know the out come k?

Hope this help
life's Ng

oops, left something..
put this in ur ddl event

response.redirect("urpage.aspx")

Hi
If there are 6 items in the dropdown list and with each item selection i want to redierect to different page, then i cant write in ddl's event. With each selection this will go to different page.How to do this one.

Hi Lily,
ddl has 2 type of value that we can use. the 'selecteditem.text' and the 'selecteditem.value'. selecteditem.text used to display the message to user. and selecteditem.value is used in your function. so, why don't you just use this in your rendering function?

.....blah blah blah
Response.Redirect(ddl.selecteditem.value)
.....

where your ddl.selecteditem.value contains the webpage url (sample.aspx)

"With each selection this will go to different page.How to do this one"

use "if" or "case" statement

if ddl.selecteditem.text="abc"
   'do this
   'direct to A page
else if ddl.selecteditem.text="def"
   'do this
   'direct to B page
.
.
.
.
end if

Write the codes above in ur ddl's event.

hope this help

Life's Ng
(where do u stay...? r u mm...?)

hi,
   hello every body i what to know the how to give the datasource to dropdown list in datagrid.

regards,
suresh.


Suresh