Question

I have a DropDownList that is filled with values returned by a SQL Query. After the list is filled, I add two options manually to this DropDown: -- Select -- and ALL.

When the page loads, the DropDownList shows -- Select -- as the default value. When the user opens the DropDownList, the SQL Query returned list opens along with ALL option also.

I want to make this ALL appear as the fist item in the list when the list opens. I can’t used: DropDownList.SelectedIndex because I want have already made -- Select -- as the selected index.

How to make ALL the first option when the list opens?

Answer 1

As much as I understand your dream is to have a dropdownlist like this

SELECT(this one comes as selected)
ALL(the first item in the dropdownlist)    
V1(from your query)
V2(from your query)
V3(from your query)
..
.   

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You can do this

string selectStr = "SELECT";
string allStr = "ALL"

ListItem allLI = new ListItem(allStr,allStr);        
ListItem selectLI = new ListItem(selectStr,selectStr);

DropDownList.Items.Add(selectLI);
DropDownList.Items.Add(allLI);


//code to fill the DropDownList with the list that your query returns

DropDownList.SelectedValue = selectStr;