"choose one" in a dropdownlist

[Cirene]

I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
item as "choose one"?

Thanks.

[Geek]

On Jun 4, 4:47*pm, "Cirene" <[e-mail]:

I have a databound drop down list. *What is the easiest way to put the 1st
item as "choose one"?

Thanks.

if u did not complete it yet.set the selectedindex property to the 1.

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

"Cirene" <ci****@nowhere.comwrote in message
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>I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
item as "choose one"?

MyDDL.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("Choose one", ""));
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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[Eliyahu Goldin]

<asp:dropdownlist ... AppendDataBoundItems="true" ..>
<asp:ListItem Text="choose one" Value="-1" />
</asp:dropdownlist>

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Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin
http://usableasp.net
"Cirene" <ci****@nowhere.comwrote in message
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>I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
item as "choose one"?

Thanks.

[xzzy]

another possibility is in sql server, something like

select field01, field02 from tablename union '<< Chose One>>' as aa, -1 as
bb from tablename

and then .bind in codebehind etc.

John Bickmore
www.MyReader.net
"Cirene" <ci****@nowhere.comwrote in message
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>I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
item as "choose one"?

Thanks.

[Cirene]

thanks everyone !

all great advice!

"xzzy" <mr********@comcast.netwrote in message
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another possibility is in sql server, something like

select field01, field02 from tablename union '<< Chose One>>' as aa, -1 as
bb from tablename

and then .bind in codebehind etc.

John Bickmore
www.MyReader.net
"Cirene" <ci****@nowhere.comwrote in message
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>>I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
item as "choose one"?

Thanks.