DropdownList DataSource

Question

Hi everyone I have problem about dropdown list. I am using dropdown list with datasource. How can I get that value which I selected ?

// I need a if statement here because my programme doesn't know which value of dropdown list selected and I don't know how to use this with datasource.

if(//if I select quiz 1 from dropdown list ,quiz 1 should list questions.)

SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["RegConnectionString"].ConnectionString);

string chooce = "Select Quiz from tblQuiz where Quiz=1 ";
SqlCommand userExist = new SqlCommand(chooce, con);
con.Open();
int temp = Convert.ToInt32(userExist.ExecuteScalar().ToString());

if (temp == 1)
{
    if (rbList.Items[0].Selected == true)
    {
        string cmdStr = "Select Question from tblQuiz where ID=1";
        SqlCommand quest = new SqlCommand(cmdStr, con);
        lblque.Text = quest.ExecuteScalar().ToString();
        con.Close();
    } 

Answer 1

You can bind the DropDownList in different ways by using List, Dictionary, Enum, DataSet DataTable.
Main you have to consider three thing while binding the datasource of a dropdown.

1. DataSource - Name of the dataset or datatable or your datasource
2. DataValueField - These field will be hidden
3. DataTextField - These field will be displayed on the dropdwon.

you can use following code to bind a dropdownlist to a datasource as a datatable:

  SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConnString"].ConnectionString);

    SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("Select * from tblQuiz", con);

    SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);

    DataTable dt=new DataTable();
    da.Fill(dt);

    DropDownList1.DataTextField = "QUIZ_Name";
    DropDownList1.DataValueField = "QUIZ_ID"

    DropDownList1.DataSource = dt;
    DropDownList1.DataBind();

if you want to process on selection of dropdownlist, then you have to change AutoPostBack="true" you can use SelectedIndexChanged event to write your code.

protected void DropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string strQUIZ_ID=DropDownList1.SelectedValue;
    string strQUIZ_Name=DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Text;
    // Your code..............
}

Answer 2

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!Page.IsPostBack)
    {
        drpCategory.DataSource = CategoryHelper.Categories;
        drpCategory.DataTextField = "Name";
        drpCategory.DataValueField = "Id";
        drpCategory.DataBind();
    }
}

Answer 3

Refer to example at this link. It may be help to you.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.dropdownlist.aspx

void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  {

     // Load data for the DropDownList control only once, when the 
     // page is first loaded.
     if(!IsPostBack)
     {

        // Specify the data source and field names for the Text 
        // and Value properties of the items (ListItem objects) 
        // in the DropDownList control.
        ColorList.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
        ColorList.DataTextField = "ColorTextField";
        ColorList.DataValueField = "ColorValueField";

        // Bind the data to the control.
        ColorList.DataBind();

        // Set the default selected item, if desired.
        ColorList.SelectedIndex = 0;

     }

  }

void Selection_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  {

     // Set the background color for days in the Calendar control
     // based on the value selected by the user from the 
     // DropDownList control.
     Calendar1.DayStyle.BackColor = 
         System.Drawing.Color.FromName(ColorList.SelectedItem.Value);

  }