loading dropdown

[Sasi Rekha]

hi, i have a value like 'AM,AS,Testing' in the database. on the page load i need to load the dropdown with the above values but each as an individual entry, like AM as one entry in the dropdown, AS as 2nd dropdown value, Testing as the last option in the dropdown. can any one helpme out there?

[dip_developer]

hi, i have a value like 'AM,AS,Testing' in the database. on the page load i need to load the dropdown with the above values but each as an individual entry, like AM as one entry in the dropdown, AS as 2nd dropdown value, Testing as the last option in the dropdown. can any one helpme out there?

if yopur string is comma separated then split it with String.Split() method and add each element in the dropdown...the code will look like.....Please verify the code......I am giving you the idea.....hope it will help you

 Dim s2 As String="AM,AS,Testing" 
Dim stringSeparators() As String = {","}
Dim result() As String
result = s2.Split(stringSeparators, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
 
For i=0 To result.Length-1
DropDownList1.Add(result(i))
Next i
 

[Sasi Rekha]

thanks for the reply. its working but while adding each item i need to check whether there is any duplicate value in the already existing items. how can i do that?

if yopur string is comma separated then split it with String.Split() method and add each element in the dropdown...the code will look like.....Please verify the code......I am giving you the idea.....hope it will help you

 Dim s2 As String="AM,AS,Testing" 
Dim stringSeparators() As String = {","}
Dim result() As String
result = s2.Split(stringSeparators, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
 
For i=0 To result.Length-1
DropDownList1.Add(result(i))
Next i