How to set default value in dropdownlist

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Dear Friends,

I have one dropdownlist, like

<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlCourse" runat="server">
<asp:ListItem >Select your Course
<asp:ListItem >C
<asp:ListItem >C++
<asp:ListItem >C#
<asp:ListItem >ASP.Net
<asp:ListItem >SQL Server

Now I don't want to visible select Your Course in dropdownlist items, but I need the default value is Select your Course only.

Thank you.

Posted 27-Aug-14 23:29pm

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Sanchayeeta · Answer 1 · 2014-08-27T23:35:00

Solution 1

ddlCourse.Items.Insert(0, "Select your Course");

Posted 27-Aug-14 23:35pm

Sanchayeeta

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Member 10021658 28-Aug-14 5:41am

Thanks for your reply.

But I don't to display in listitems, whenever try to click the dropdownlist it will shows the fisrt value is 'C' only, like watermark.

Sanchayeeta 28-Aug-14 5:58am

I don't think it is possible. but may be you can search in jquery for watermark in dropdown.

MuhammadUSman1 · Answer 2 · 2014-08-27T23:58:00

Solution 3

Use selected index for dropdown list

C#

ddlCourse.SelectedIndex = 1//for C by default selection

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DropDownList.SelectedIndex Property

Posted 27-Aug-14 23:58pm

MuhammadUSman1

Updated 28-Aug-14 0:00am

v2

Mayur V Lohite · Answer 3 · 2014-08-28T02:28:00

Solution 4

Here is a method:

C#

ddlCourse.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("Select your Course","0"));

Posted 28-Aug-14 2:28am

Mayur V Lohite