Question

<select name="MessageType"  style="width: 151px">
    <option value="P">P - Proprietary</option>
    <option value="B">B - BCBSA</option>
    <option value="S">S - Place Specific</option>
</select> 

How to set the selected value for this Dropdownlist box?

<%=p.MessageType%>.. this is the value I am getting from database so that In my Grid what ever the Value coming form database it will show in the Dropdownlistbox on the Grid now its showing me as Default value P even Database value B

Thanks

Answer 1

Quick and dirty way:

<select name="MessageType"  style="width: 151px">
    <option value="P"<%=p.MessageType == "P" ? "selected=\"selected\"" : "" %>>P - Proprietary</option>
    <option value="B"<%=p.MessageType == "B" ? "selected=\"selected\"" : "" %>>B - BCBSA</option>
    <option value="S"<%=p.MessageType == "S" ? "selected=\"selected\"" : "" %>>S - Place Specific</option>
</select>