dropdownlist initial value

[DC Gringo]

I have a dropdownlist that is bound to a recordset. The default selected
item has turned out to be the first record in my table. I need a row that
has value = 0 and text showing "--ALL".

How can I do this?

<asp:dropdownlist id="Provinces" runat="server" Font-Size="8pt"
Width="100px"></asp:dropdownlist>

Sub BindData()

Dim myDataSet5 As New DataSet
Dim myDataAdapter5 As New SqlDataAdapter(_sqlStmt5, conString)
myDataAdapter5.Fill(myDataSet5, "CommunitiesT2")
ddlCommunities.DataSource = myDataSet5.Tables("CommunitiesT2")
ddlCommunities.DataMember = "CommunitiesT2"
ddlCommunities.DataTextField = "clnName"
ddlCommunities.DataValueField = "clnGUID"
ddlCommunities.DataBind()

End Sub

 

[Carlos Campos]

If I am not wrong you can use the DropDownList.Insert to add the ALL item at
position 0. You can do it after databind()

 

[Teemu Keiski]

After call to ddlCommunities.DataBind() do:

ddlCommunities.Items.Insert(0,New ListItem("--ALL","0"))

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Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist


I have a dropdownlist that is bound to a recordset. The default selected
item has turned out to be the first record in my table. I need a row that
has value = 0 and text showing "--ALL".

How can I do this?

<asp:dropdownlist id="Provinces" runat="server" Font-Size="8pt"
Width="100px"></asp:dropdownlist>

Sub BindData()

Dim myDataSet5 As New DataSet
Dim myDataAdapter5 As New SqlDataAdapter(_sqlStmt5, conString)
myDataAdapter5.Fill(myDataSet5, "CommunitiesT2")
ddlCommunities.DataSource = myDataSet5.Tables("CommunitiesT2")
ddlCommunities.DataMember = "CommunitiesT2"
ddlCommunities.DataTextField = "clnName"
ddlCommunities.DataValueField = "clnGUID"
ddlCommunities.DataBind()

End Sub

 

[DC Gringo]

THANKS