Question

I have a DropDownList control and I want to set the SelectedValue to the lowest value in the dropdownlist greater than 0

for example my control drpExample has the following values:

0
0.90
2
3.32

I want to use drpExample.SelectedValue = The lowest value greater than 0

The SelectedValue should then be 0.90

Is there a simple way to do this?

Thanks for looking!

Answer 1

Try this:

Dim lowestItem As Decimal = 0
For Each item As ListItem In ddl.Items
    Dim itemValue As Decimal = CDec(item.Value)
    If itemValue > 0 AndAlso (lowestItem = 0 Or itemValue < lowestItem) Then lowestItem = itemValue
Next
ddl.SelectedValue = lowestItem

Where ddl is your DropDownList control ID.