How do I programmatically select and highlight a selection in a drop down list

[John Morgan]

I am using a database to populate a drop down list using

myDropDownList.DataSource = myCmd.ExecuteReader
myDropDownList.DataBind()

That works alright and a few lines later in the code I wish to
select and highlight one of the items in the list. I have tried what I
think are all the alternatives eg
selectedvalue=myString but I cannot find anything that works.

I would be grateful for some help,

Best wishes, John Morgan

[Karl Seguin]

myDropDownList.SelectedItem =
myDropDownList.Items.IndexOf(MyDropDownList.Items. FindByValue(myString))

Karl

"John Morgan" <jf*@XXwoodlander.co.uk> wrote in message
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I am using a database to populate a drop down list using

myDropDownList.DataSource = myCmd.ExecuteReader
myDropDownList.DataBind()

That works alright and a few lines later in the code I wish to
select and highlight one of the items in the list. I have tried what I
think are all the alternatives eg
selectedvalue=myString but I cannot find anything that works.

I would be grateful for some help,

Best wishes, John Morgan

[Suresh]

This would also work.

ListItem li = myDropDownList.Items.FindByValue(myValue); // You can also use .FindByText(myText)
if(li != null) li.Selected = true;

Suresh.

----- John Morgan wrote: -----
I am using a database to populate a drop down list using

myDropDownList.DataSource = myCmd.ExecuteReader
myDropDownList.DataBind()

That works alright and a few lines later in the code I wish to
select and highlight one of the items in the list. I have tried what I
think are all the alternatives eg
selectedvalue=myString but I cannot find anything that works.

I would be grateful for some help,

Best wishes, John Morgan

[John Morgan]

Thank you Suresh,
I will try it out,
Best wishes, John morgan
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:01:07 -0800, Suresh
<an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

ListItem li = myDropDownList.Items.FindByValue(myValue); // You can also use .FindByText(myText)
if(li != null) li.Selected = true;