Datasets and Textboxes

[JLC]

Hi,
I have a dropdown list that I have populated with a dataset.

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            DataService.DataService myData = new DataService.DataService();
            DataSet domainData = myData.GetDomainData();
 
            StatusDropDownList.DataSource = domainData.Tables[0];
 
            StatusDropDownList.DataTextField = "Name";
            StatusDropDownList.DataValueField = "ID";
 
            StatusTextBox.Text = <-- have problem here...
 
            //Bind the data to the control
            StatusDropDownList.DataBind();
 
            //set default selected item
            StatusDropDownList.SelectedIndex = 0;
        }
    }
 

When I load the page I want the "Detail" column in the dataset to be displayed in the text box. So if the drop down list says "down", then the text box would have text that is in the dataset that corresponds to that selection.

I will work out the part about when a user changes that selection, the text will change, but I can't seem to populate the textbox when the page loads.

Thanks,
JLC

[nateraaaa]

Hi,
I have a dropdown list that I have populated with a dataset.

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            DataService.DataService myData = new DataService.DataService();
            DataSet domainData = myData.GetDomainData();
 
            StatusDropDownList.DataSource = domainData.Tables[0];
 
            StatusDropDownList.DataTextField = "Name";
            StatusDropDownList.DataValueField = "ID";
 
            StatusTextBox.Text = <-- have problem here...
 
            //Bind the data to the control
            StatusDropDownList.DataBind();
 
            //set default selected item
            StatusDropDownList.SelectedIndex = 0;
        }
    }
 

When I load the page I want the "Detail" column in the dataset to be displayed in the text box. So if the drop down list says "down", then the text box would have text that is in the dataset that corresponds to that selection.

I will work out the part about when a user changes that selection, the text will change, but I can't seem to populate the textbox when the page loads.

Thanks,
JLC

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            DataService.DataService myData = new DataService.DataService();
            DataSet domainData = myData.GetDomainData();
 
            StatusDropDownList.DataSource = domainData.Tables[0];
 
            StatusDropDownList.DataTextField = "Name";
            StatusDropDownList.DataValueField = "ID";            
 
            //Bind the data to the control
            StatusDropDownList.DataBind();
 
            //set default selected item
            StatusDropDownList.SelectedIndex = 0;            
        }
           CREATE A CASE STATEMENT FOR EVERY SELECTED INDEX
             switch(StatusDropDownList.SelectedIndex)
               case: 0
                    StatusTextBox.Text = //Detail column you want to display
               break;
               default:
                    StatusTextBox.Text = "";
               break;
    }

Nathan

[JLC]

So if the list of values in the drop down list is created from the dataset, can't I just pull out the value I want from the dataset to populate the text box instead of creating a switch statement?

does asp:dropdownlist have another place I could store a string (which would come from my dataset) so I could use it in my text box?

Thanks,