how to sort dropdownlist in c#

[suganya]

object[] SortedItems = new object[DropDownList1.Items.Count];
for (int i = 0; i < SortedItems.Length; i++)
{
SortedItems = DropDownList1.Items;
}
Array.Sort(SortedItems);
DropDownList1.Items.Clear();
DropDownList1.Items.AddRange(SortedItems);

In the above code i copied items in dropdownlist to arraylist, i sorted arraylist , cleared dropdownlist ..i couldnt add the sorted items to dropdown..

help me

Thanks in advance..

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[Mark Rae]

i couldnt add the sorted items to dropdown..

Why not...?

 

[Peter Bradley]

It's always easier to sort things before they go into a dropdown. Where is
the data for the dropdown coming from?


Peter