Dropdown list in asp.net

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i had dropdown list in my page if i selected the selected vaue dosen't inserting into the DB it defaultly takes the first value in the dropdown list.

can any one help me to solve this probs

Posted 6-Jul-13 2:12am

kesav prakash

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[no name] 6-Jul-13 8:18am

You seriously expect us to tell you what is wrong with your code without seeing it?

Adarsh chauhan 8-Jul-13 4:17am

Please share your code, only then we can tell you where you are going wrong.
Without seeing your code we can only make guesses..

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**Nirav Prabtani** · Answer 1 · 2013-07-06T03:10:00

Solution 1

i think you expect this one...

C#

<asp:dropdownlist id="ddlCountry" runat="server" cssclass="textboxStyle1"
   AppendDataBoundItems="True"  >
 <asp:listitem value="-1">-- Select --</asp:listitem>
  </asp:dropdownlist>

Posted 6-Jul-13 3:10am

Nirav Prabtani

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Zafar A khan · Answer 2 · 2013-07-06T19:16:00

Solution 2

Bind the dropdownlist inside
if(!IsPostBack)
{
// Bind your Dropdownlist Here
}

Posted 6-Jul-13 19:16pm

Zafar A khan

KuttiSankar · Answer 3 · 2013-07-06T20:13:00

XML

<asp:dropdownlist id="ddlCountry" runat="server" >
   <asp:listitem value="-1">Your Item</asp:listitem>
     
   //add line items here
     </asp:dropdownlist>

But you have to know which you are going to insert, Value or item.

and in db you have to specify the datatype for that column whether int (for value) and nvarchar (for item)

SQL

DropDownList1.SelectedItem;     //it will insert the selected text
    DropDownList2.SelectedValue

//it will insert value

Still if you need more clarification paste your code here.