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How to set SelectedValue of DropDownList in GridView EditTemplate

Asked 2010-08-13T07:54:32.063
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I am trying to do this as asked earlier. The only difference that I found is additional List item that was included in above code.

I tried to use AppendDataBoundItems=true but it is still not working. I also want to set the its default value to the value that was being displayed in label of itemtemplate i.e. DropDownList's SelectedValue='<%# Eval("DepartmentName") %>' but thie property is not available to me in dropdownlist. What could be the reason. ??

<EditItemTemplate>
    <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlDepartment_Edit" runat="server" 
        DataSourceID="dsDepartment_Edit" DataTextField="DepartmentName" 
        DataValueField="PK_DepartmentId">
    </asp:DropDownList>
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="dsDepartment_Edit" runat="server" 
        ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:BlackHillsConnect %>"  
        ProviderName="System.Data.SqlClient" SelectCommand="sp_GetDepartmentDropDown" 
        SelectCommandType="StoredProcedure">
    </asp:SqlDataSource>                                 
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
    <asp:Label ID="lblDepartmentName" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("DepartmentName") %>' >
    </asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>

I am using GridView

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On your grid there is an event called ItemCommand. Create a method for it:

protected void Grid1_ItemCommand(object source, GridCommandEventArgs e)

Now simply create a case statement that will recognize when the user has clicked the edit button on the grid:

 case Grid.EditCommandName:     
//set a member variable to the string of the cell you are editing.
//something like: mString = e.item..["Column"].toString();                  
                   break;

Now you have a member variable set to the string you want to be selected before the dropdown is even loaded/prerendered. Use the event OnPrerender or OnLoad for the dropdownbox and set the selected item to this String.

answered 2010-08-13T13:15:53.203

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