how to validate when dropdownlist in --select-- mode ?

Question

1.00/5 (1 vote)

See more:

Hi all

I have drop down list

and the it select from database
but I added to it item --select-- like that

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

I want when user click save button and the dropdown in --select-- to make validation on it to choose from dropdown any other thing and never save befor select something??

thanx in advance

Posted 16-May-12 11:07am

Sarah Mohammed77

Add a Solution

Comments

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-May-12 17:18pm

Not clear. It does not looks like making any sense. Do you want to identify a list element by its string? Why?
--SA

1 solution

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Wendelius · Answer 1 · 2012-05-16T11:20:00

Solution 1

If you add this as the first item in the drop down list, can you simply check that the selected item > 0 before accepting the input? So selecting the first item doesn't allow you to save the data.

Posted 16-May-12 11:20am

Wendelius

Comments

Sandeep Mewara 17-May-12 1:14am

Yep. 5!

Wendelius 17-May-12 4:30am

Thanks :)