How do I set an item in a DropDownList as the default value in ASP.NET?
SomeDropDownList.DataSource =GetSomeStrings();
How do I set an item in a DropDownList as the default value in
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How do I set an item in a DropDownList as the default value in ASP.NET?
SomeDropDownList.DataSource =GetSomeStrings();
There are two ways to do it:
Set the
SelectedValueto the value you want as the defaultDropDownList.SelectedValue = "value". This is very simple but will result in an error if the dropdown already has aSelectedValueSet the actual item
DropDOwnList.Items.FindByValue("value").Selected = true;which should not result in an error in case there already is a selected item.