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How to populate DropDownList ASP .net with EntitySpaces in code behind

Wed, 2008-01-30 16:52 — carlos

this is how to populate a dropdown ASP.net 3.5 control with entity spaces in code behind
c#: (Item is tha name of my entity)

           ItemCollection i = new ItemCollection();
            i.LoadAll();
            this.ddlItemType.DataSource = i;
            this.ddlItemType.DataTextField = ItemMetadata.PropertyNames.Description;
            this.ddlItemType.DataValueField = ItemMetadata.PropertyNames.ItemTypeID;
            this.ddlItemType.DataBind();

if you add this after the databind it will add a list item at index zero (pre-selected)
  ListItem li = new ListItem("select one ", "");
  this.ddlItemType.Items.Insert(0,li);