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Asked: 2026-05-23T12:47:26+00:00

How can I set the initial value of a drop downlist say to the

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How can I set the initial value of a drop downlist say to the word “Empty”..regardless to what i bind to it in the pageload or feed values dynamically

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  1. Editorial Team

    You should add this item manually and set the DropDownList’s AppendDataBoundItems property to true.

    For example (added on ASPX):

    <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server" 
   AppendDataBoundItems="true" 
   DataSource="myDataSource" 
   DataTextField="TextColumn" 
   DataValueField="IdColumn">
   <asp:ListItem Text="Empty..." Value="0" Selected="True"></asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

    or in codebehind:

    DropDownList1.Items.Add(New ListItem("Empty...", "0", True))
DropDownList1.DataTextField = "TextColumn"
DropDownList1.DataValueField = "IdColumn"
DropDownList1.DataSource = myDataSource
DropDownList1.DataBind()
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