Load DropDownList

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Hello,

I have a list of entities (with properties Key and Description).

Which is the best manner of load dropdownlist with this list ?

Thanks in advance
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[Eliyahu Goldin]

The best manner is to databind the ddl to the list like this:

myDdl.DataSource = myList;
myDdl.DataTextField = "Description";
myDdl.DataValueField = "Key";
myDdl.DataBind();

You can do the same in the markup.

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"Alhambra Eidos Kiquenet" <Al*******************@discussions.microsoft.com >
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Hello,

I have a list of entities (with properties Key and Description).

Which is the best manner of load dropdownlist with this list ?

Thanks in advance
--
http://www.alhambra-eidos.es/web2005/index.html
www.kiquenet.net

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Assuming you have the list in the form of array/datatable/arraylist:

DropDown.DataSource = <entity collection>;
DropDown.DataTextField = <entity property name for text display
(description)>;
DropDown.DataValueField = <entity property name for value (key)>;
DropDown.DataBind ();

"Alhambra Eidos Kiquenet" wrote:

Hello,

I have a list of entities (with properties Key and Description).

Which is the best manner of load dropdownlist with this list ?

Thanks in advance
--
http://www.alhambra-eidos.es/web2005/index.html
www.kiquenet.net

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I'd try but it appears the following error:

Data source is an invalid type. It must be either an IListSource,
IEnumerable, or IDataSource.

My List of entities is a Dictionary<int, MyEntityObject>.
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"Siva M" wrote:

Assuming you have the list in the form of array/datatable/arraylist:

DropDown.DataSource = <entity collection>;
DropDown.DataTextField = <entity property name for text display
(description)>;
DropDown.DataValueField = <entity property name for value (key)>;
DropDown.DataBind ();

"Alhambra Eidos Kiquenet" wrote:

Hello,

I have a list of entities (with properties Key and Description).

Which is the best manner of load dropdownlist with this list ?

Thanks in advance
--
http://www.alhambra-eidos.es/web2005/index.html
www.kiquenet.net

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Assign DataSource property to Dictionary.Values, which has the desired
collection having your entities.

"Alhambra Eidos Kiquenet" wrote:

I'd try but it appears the following error:

Data source is an invalid type. It must be either an IListSource,
IEnumerable, or IDataSource.

My List of entities is a Dictionary<int, MyEntityObject>.
--
http://www.alhambra-eidos.es/web2005/index.html
www.kiquenet.net

"Siva M" wrote:

Assuming you have the list in the form of array/datatable/arraylist:

DropDown.DataSource = <entity collection>;
DropDown.DataTextField = <entity property name for text display
(description)>;
DropDown.DataValueField = <entity property name for value (key)>;
DropDown.DataBind ();

"Alhambra Eidos Kiquenet" wrote:

Hello,
>
I have a list of entities (with properties Key and Description).
>
Which is the best manner of load dropdownlist with this list ?
>
Thanks in advance
--
http://www.alhambra-eidos.es/web2005/index.html
www.kiquenet.net
>