Adding values to dropdownlist

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Hi all,
am adding the excelsheet names to dropdownlist
problem is if the existing file is uploaded for overwrite then the dropdownlist values are added twice ,how can i validate that the item with same name must be added only once

Posted 24-Mar-12 3:14am

pradeep manne

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Before Adding Items to DropDown Lists check Existing Item using Contains Property

C#

<pre lang="cs">DropDownList ddl= new DropDownList();


      if(!ddl.Items.Contains(new ListItem("item")))
      {
          ddl.Items.Add(new ListItem("item"));


      }

If you are calling DataBind() method make sure the List is Clear First

C#

if(ddl.Items.Count>0)
ddl.Items.Clear();

Posted 24-Mar-12 3:26am

Hammad Abbasi

Updated 24-Mar-12 6:47am

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Ganesan Senthilvel · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-24T03:21:00

As a simple solution, write your own method to eliminate the duplicate entry as:

C#

public static void RemoveDuplicateItems(DropDownList ddl)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < ddl.Items.Count; i++)
        {
            ddl.SelectedIndex = i;
            string currValue = ddl.SelectedItem.ToString();
            for (int counter = i + 1; counter < ddl.Items.Count; counter++)
            {
                ddl.SelectedIndex = counter;
                if (currValue == ddl.SelectedItem.ToString())
                {
                    ddl.Items.RemoveAt(counter);
                    counter = counter - 1;
                }
            }
        }