| re: DropDownList with multiple selected items error
I have an update to this problem. In the CreateChildControls method I
add the line
this.rearTravelList.ClearSelection();
so the code looks like this.
CreateChildControls()
{
this.rearTravelList =
(DropDownList)Page.FindControl("rearTravelList");
this.rearTravelList.ClearSelection();
this.rearTravelList.AutoPostBack = true;
this.rearTravelList.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(
this.SelectedRearTravelChanged );
if ( !Page.IsPostBack )
this.BuildRearTravelList();
}
After adding the new line of code I can now select the new item and it
works correctly in selecting the item in the dropdownlist and doesn't
give me the multiple items selected error, but in the process of doing
this the SelectedIndexChanged event is not being fired.
Can anyone explain this?
Aaron
Aaron Prohaska wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I'm having the problem with this drop down list on postback. For some
> reason both the ListItems get selected when I change the selected item.
> Using the code below I'm building the drop down list in the overriden
> CreateChildControls method and setting the selected item. Then when I
> change the item in the drop down list the list is rebuilt from
> viewstate, but the initial item is still selected causing the error
> below.
>
> I also have a number of other drop down lists in this custom control
> that work just fine, so its a bit confusing to me why only this one
> doesn't work.
>
> Can anyone see what might be causing this?
>
> ERROR:
>
> System.Web.HttpException: A DropDownList cannot have multiple items
> selected.
>
> CODE:
>
> CreateChildControls()
> {
> this.rearTravelList = (DropDownList)Page.FindControl("rearTravelList");
>
> this.rearTravelList.AutoPostBack = true;
> this.rearTravelList.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(
> this.SelectedRearTravelChanged );
> if ( !Page.IsPostBack )
> this.BuildRearTravelList();
> }
>
> private void BuildRearTravelList()
> {
> ListItem xCountryItem = new ListItem();
> ListItem freeRideItem = new ListItem();
>
> xCountryItem.Text = "X Country 2.25-4.49in";
> xCountryItem.Value = RidingStyle.XC.ToString();
>
> freeRideItem.Text = "Free Ride 4.5-6in";
> freeRideItem.Value = RidingStyle.FR.ToString();
>
> this.rearTravelList.Items.Add( xCountryItem );
> this.rearTravelList.Items.Add( freeRideItem );
>
> this.SetSelectedItem( this.rearTravelList, this.RidingStyle.ToString()
> );
> }
>
> private void SetSelectedItem(ListControl list, string textValue)
> {
> list.ClearSelection();
> ListItem item = list.Items.FindByValue( textValue );
> if ( item != null )
> item.Selected = true;
> }[/color]
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