drop down list doesn't keep state

[tarscher]

hi all,

I have a dropdownist that doesn't keep it's selected previous state.
When I select an item i want the selected item to be selected when the
postback happened. The DDL looks like this
<asp:DropDownList ID="keywordsDropDownList" runat="server"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="keywordsDropDownList_Selec tedIndexChanged"

></asp:DropDownList>

Someone has an idea what I do wrong?

protected void AddButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
myController = new Controller();
myTest = new Test(0, NameTextBox.Text,
DescriptionTextBox.Text);

NameLabel.Text = "Enter keywords for " + myTest.Name;
keywordsDropDownList.DataSource =
myController.GetKeywordTemplates();
keywordsDropDownList.DataValueField = "Id";
keywordsDropDownList.DataTextField = "KeywordParameter";
keywordsDropDownList.DataBind();

MultiView1.SetActiveView(KeywordView);
}

When the dropdownbox selection is changed:
protected void keywordsDropDownList_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender,
EventArgs e)
{
AddButton_Click(sender, e);
}

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

What does you Page_Load look like? A common reason for losing state is
refresh in every page load. Events (button, etc.) run AFTER Page_Load().

Are you using viewstate or is it turned off? If off, you will NOT hold state
even if you fix item #1 (if it is set up incorrectly).

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

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hi all,

I have a dropdownist that doesn't keep it's selected previous state.
When I select an item i want the selected item to be selected when the
postback happened. The DDL looks like this
<asp:DropDownList ID="keywordsDropDownList" runat="server"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnSelectedIndexChanged="keywordsDropDownList_Selec tedIndexChanged"

>></asp:DropDownList>

Someone has an idea what I do wrong?

protected void AddButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
myController = new Controller();
myTest = new Test(0, NameTextBox.Text,
DescriptionTextBox.Text);

NameLabel.Text = "Enter keywords for " + myTest.Name;
keywordsDropDownList.DataSource =
myController.GetKeywordTemplates();
keywordsDropDownList.DataValueField = "Id";
keywordsDropDownList.DataTextField = "KeywordParameter";
keywordsDropDownList.DataBind();

MultiView1.SetActiveView(KeywordView);
}

When the dropdownbox selection is changed:
protected void keywordsDropDownList_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender,
EventArgs e)
{
AddButton_Click(sender, e);
}