Hi Miguel,
Here's a way to add a dropdownlistbox to a grid and select the corresponding
item.
Filling the dropdown could be much more efficient, but this gives you the
idea.
Let us know if this helps?
Ken
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ import Namespace="system.data" %>
<script runat="server">
Private Sub Page_Load _
(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles MyBase.Load
If Not IsPostBack Then
DataGrid1.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
DataGrid1.DataBind()
End If
End Sub
Private Sub DataGrid1_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs) _
Handles DataGrid1.ItemDataBound
If (e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem) _
Or (e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item) Then
Dim DRV As DataRowView = CType(e.Item.DataItem, DataRowView)
Dim itemID As String = DRV("CatID")
Dim DropDownList1 As DropDownList =
e.Item.FindControl("DropDownList1")
Dim item As ListItem
DropDownList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
DropDownList1.DataTextField = "CatName"
DropDownList1.DataValueField = "CatID"
DropDownList1.DataBind()
item = DropDownList1.Items.FindByValue(itemID)
If Not item Is Nothing Then item.Selected = True
End If
End Sub
Function CreateDataSource() As DataTable
Dim dt As New DataTable
Dim dr As DataRow
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn _
("CatID", GetType(Int32)))
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn _
("CatName", GetType(String)))
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn _
("CurrencyValue", GetType(Double)))
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn _
("Boolean", GetType(Boolean)))
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To 8
dr = dt.NewRow()
dr(0) = i
dr(1) = "Item " + i.ToString()
dr(2) = 1.23 * (i + 1)
dr(3) = (i = 4)
dt.Rows.Add(dr)
Next i
Return dt
End Function 'CreateDataSource
</script>
<html >
<head runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp
ataGrid ID=DataGrid1 runat=server>
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="DDL">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp
ropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server">
</asp
ropDownList>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>
</Columns>
</asp
ataGrid>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
