i want to display select item in zero element in dropwnlist

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i want to add the select item in dropdownlist zero'th element when i dound with that dropwnlist with the database
how it can be possible

Posted 10-Jan-12 20:41pm

Reshma89

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Hi,

try with this,

ASP.NET

<asp:dropdownlist id="DropDownList1" runat="server" width="200px" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
            AppendDataBoundItems="true" DataSourceID="sdsdropdown" DataTextField="Name" 
             DataValueField="Id">
         </asp:dropdownlist>

ASP.NET

<asp:SqlDataSource ID="sdsdropdown" runat="server" 
                            ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionStringname %>" 
                            SelectCommand="SELECT [Id], [Name] FROM [table]">
                        </asp:SqlDataSource>

or

ASP.NET

<asp:dropdownlist id="DropDownList1" runat="server" width="200px" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
              DataSourceID="sdsdropdown" DataTextField="Name" 
             DataValueField="Id">
         </asp:dropdownlist>



<asp:sqldatasource id="sdsdropdown" runat="server" connectionstring="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionStringname %>" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
                                                SelectCommand="SELECT 0 as [Id] ,'--Select--' as  [Name] union SELECT [Id], [Name] FROM [table]">
                                            </asp:sqldatasource>

Posted 10-Jan-12 21:15pm

palraj001

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Manish.Insan · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-10T20:51:00

Solution 1

hello Reshma,

just try this after binding the dropdownlist with database.

C#

ddl.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("-Select-", "0"));

Hope this will help you.
And don't forget to mark as answer if it helps. :)

Posted 10-Jan-12 20:51pm

Manish.Insan