DropDown list is not selecting the current value from Datatable while editing

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I have two departments in dropdowlist
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the Dropdown is binding departments from database and its binding fine.
My problem is while editing the dropdown is not fetching the current value.

if (!IsPostBack)
{
DataTable Dt = objdatahandler.GetallDepartments();

ddlPblemtype.DataSource = Dt;
ddlPblemtype.DataTextField = "DepartmentName";
ddlPblemtype.DataValueField = "DepartmentID";
ddlPblemtype.DataBind();

int regaid = Convert.ToInt32(Request.QueryString["id"]);
objcomreg.regid = regaid;
DataTable Ds = objdatahandler.getcomplaintbyid(objcomreg);
if (Ds.Rows.Count > 0)
{

ddlPblemtype.SelectedValue = Ds.Rows[0]["Department"].ToString();
}

}

Posted 24-Nov-14 22:06pm

ManojMurali

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Sinisa Hajnal 25-Nov-14 4:26am

Is your Ds.Rows[0]["Department"] value DepartmentID? in the binding you set value as DepartmentID...

ManojMurali 25-Nov-14 5:31am

DataTable Dt = objdatahandler.GetallDepartments();

ddlPblemtype.DataSource = Dt;
ddlPblemtype.DataTextField = "DepartmentName";
ddlPblemtype.DataValueField = "DepartmentID";
ddlPblemtype.DataBind();

now the dropdown list is binded and have values in it

now while editing the row from grid view its selecting the values

int regaid = Convert.ToInt32(Request.QueryString["id"]);
objcomreg.regid = regaid;
DataTable Ds = objdatahandler.getcomplaintbyid(objcomreg); // values binded

ddlPblemtype.SelectedValue = Ds.Rows[0]["Department"].ToString(); // not geting the value , showing the first value from the list.

Sinisa Hajnal 25-Nov-14 5:54am

If you want to select VALUE you have to provide DepartmentID. If it is int value try casting into INT instead of ToString, but the important part is that Ds.Rows[0]["Department"] MUST CONTAIN DepartmentID not DepartmentName

Abhilas_Mohanty 25-Nov-14 4:47am

Can we look at the Query string and the data table values....

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