problem dynamically removing items from a droplist..?

[Milsnips]

hi there,

i have the following HTML code:
--------------------------
<asp:DropDownLi st id="hddList" runat="server">
<asp:ListItem Value="1">Item 1</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="2">Item 2</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="3">Item 3</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="4">Item 4</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="5">Item 5</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="6">Item </asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownLis t>
--------------------------

and the following VB.NET code behind:
----------------------------------
Private Sub hddList_PreRend er(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles hddList.PreRend er
If hddList.Items.C ount > 0 Then
If Request.QuerySt ring("type") <> "" Then
For Each i As ListItem In hddList.Items
If i.Value <> Request.QuerySt ring("type") Then
'remove item not to be shown
hddList.Items.R emove(i.Text)
End If
Next
End If
End If
End Sub
----------------------------------

What i am doing is if querystring value = , say 3, i want to programatically
remove all items and only leave Value=3 in there but i am getting an error:

Exception Details: System.InvalidO perationExcepti on: Collection was
modified; enumeration operation may not execute.

please help,
Paul

[Kevin Spencer]

You're using an enumerator, which iterates from item number 1 to item number
last, but you're removing each item as you move forward through the
Collection. This makes the enumerator unable to correctly iterate through
the list, as the size of it has changed. For future reference, if you ever
need to loop through a Collection to find something, start at the end. But
in this case, you don't need any such thing. The DropDownList Items property
is a List ItemCollection, which has a FindByText and FindByValue method,
which you can use without any looping. Example:

If Request.QuerySt ring("type") <> "" Then
Dim li As ListItem =
hddList.Items.F indByValue(Requ est.QueryString ("type"))
If Not IsNothing(li) Then
hddList.Items.R emove(li)
End If
End If

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
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"Milsnips" <mi******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
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hi there,

i have the following HTML code:
--------------------------
<asp:DropDownLi st id="hddList" runat="server">
<asp:ListItem Value="1">Item 1</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="2">Item 2</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="3">Item 3</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="4">Item 4</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="5">Item 5</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="6">Item </asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownLis t>
--------------------------

and the following VB.NET code behind:
----------------------------------
Private Sub hddList_PreRend er(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles hddList.PreRend er
If hddList.Items.C ount > 0 Then
If Request.QuerySt ring("type") <> "" Then
For Each i As ListItem In hddList.Items
If i.Value <> Request.QuerySt ring("type") Then
'remove item not to be shown
hddList.Items.R emove(i.Text)
End If
Next
End If
End If
End Sub
----------------------------------

What i am doing is if querystring value = , say 3, i want to
programatically remove all items and only leave Value=3 in there but i am
getting an error:

Exception Details: System.InvalidO perationExcepti on: Collection was
modified; enumeration operation may not execute.

please help,
Paul

[Milsnips]

thanks Kevin,

i'll try that.. although i want kinda the opposite of what u showed me.. i
want to remove all items that dont equal the querystring("ty pe") - is it
possible this way, or would i need to do something else?

thanks,
Paul

"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMM ERSDIEtakempis. com> wrote in message
news:OQ******** *****@tk2msftng p13.phx.gbl...

You're using an enumerator, which iterates from item number 1 to item
number last, but you're removing each item as you move forward through the
Collection. This makes the enumerator unable to correctly iterate through
the list, as the size of it has changed. For future reference, if you ever
need to loop through a Collection to find something, start at the end. But
in this case, you don't need any such thing. The DropDownList Items
property is a List ItemCollection, which has a FindByText and FindByValue
method, which you can use without any looping. Example:

If Request.QuerySt ring("type") <> "" Then
Dim li As ListItem =
hddList.Items.F indByValue(Requ est.QueryString ("type"))
If Not IsNothing(li) Then
hddList.Items.R emove(li)
End If
End If

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
To a tea you esteem
a hurting back as a wallet.
"Milsnips" <mi******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP10.phx.gbl.. .

hi there,

i have the following HTML code:
--------------------------
<asp:DropDownLi st id="hddList" runat="server">
<asp:ListItem Value="1">Item 1</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="2">Item 2</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="3">Item 3</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="4">Item 4</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="5">Item 5</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="6">Item </asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownLis t>
--------------------------

and the following VB.NET code behind:
----------------------------------
Private Sub hddList_PreRend er(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles hddList.PreRend er
If hddList.Items.C ount > 0 Then
If Request.QuerySt ring("type") <> "" Then
For Each i As ListItem In hddList.Items
If i.Value <> Request.QuerySt ring("type") Then
'remove item not to be shown
hddList.Items.R emove(i.Text)
End If
Next
End If
End If
End Sub
----------------------------------

What i am doing is if querystring value = , say 3, i want to
programatically remove all items and only leave Value=3 in there but i am
getting an error:

Exception Details: System.InvalidO perationExcepti on: Collection was
modified; enumeration operation may not execute.

please help,
Paul