how to display years( till date) in dropdownlist controls

[imranabdulaziz]

Dear All,

I am using asp.net2.0

I am trying to display years in dropdownlist from 1980 to till date. Only problem is how can It should show from 1980 to till now that is if years becomes 2008. it should display 2008.

Please guide me in doing so or give me some useful link.

Thanks

[gagandeepgupta16]

Dear All,

I am using asp.net2.0

I am trying to display years in dropdownlist from 1980 to till date. Only problem is how can It should show from 1980 to till now that is if years becomes 2008. it should display 2008.

Please guide me in doing so or give me some useful link.

Thanks

hi,
i think you can use DateTime.now.year
or
DateTime.Today.year

so the range will start from 1980 upto the above syntax.

[dip_developer]

Dear All,

I am using asp.net2.0

I am trying to display years in dropdownlist from 1980 to till date. Only problem is how can It should show from 1980 to till now that is if years becomes 2008. it should display 2008.

Please guide me in doing so or give me some useful link.

Thanks

try this....

 
int i,j=DateTime.Now.Year; 
for (i=j;i>1980;i--)
{
ddlYear.Items.Add(i.ToString());
}