Implementing a DropDownList in Edit Mode in a DataList

Article:		ASP.NET Data Controls Part 3: DataList
Subject:		Implementing a DropDownList in Edit Mode in a DataList
Date:		2004-08-24 03:59:30
From:		bertieCbass
Response to: Implementing a DropDownList in Edit Mode in a DataList
In your HTML editItemTemplate add something like this for your listbox: <td<asp:DropDownList id="DropDownList1" runat="server" SelectedIndex='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "existingDataValue") %>'> <asp:ListItem>0</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem>1</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem>2</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem>3</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList></td> Note you need to set the SelectedIndex if you want to position the listbox to the existing data value In the Update_Command code refer to the list like this: DimdropList As DropDownList dropList = CType(e.Item.FindControl("DropDownList1"), DropDownList) intValue = dropList.SelectedItem.Value Worked for me!