Dynamically putting Dropdownlist on web page

[Ed West]

hello,

in the page_load event on a code behind page, i would like to
dynamically put a dropdownlist on the page, and making the name of it
dynamic as well. I tried this but it didn't work... any ideas??
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
DropDownList ddl = new DropDownList();
ddl.ID = "state";
ddl.Items.Add("1");
ddl.Items.Add("2");
ddl.Items.Add("3");
Page.Controls.Add(ddl);
}
thanks

-dan

[Curt_C [MVP]]

doesn't know where to add it first off. use a PlaceHolder to plop it into.
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hello,

in the page_load event on a code behind page, i would like to
dynamically put a dropdownlist on the page, and making the name of it
dynamic as well. I tried this but it didn't work... any ideas??
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
DropDownList ddl = new DropDownList();
ddl.ID = "state";
ddl.Items.Add("1");
ddl.Items.Add("2");
ddl.Items.Add("3");
Page.Controls.Add(ddl);
}
thanks

-dan

[Ed West]

great, thanks.

Curt_C [MVP] wrote:

doesn't know where to add it first off. use a PlaceHolder to plop it into.