drop down

[fmardani]

Hi, A drop down list is populated using datasource as below ddlUsers.DataSource = Membership.GetAllUsers ddlUsers.DataBind() But now I want the drop down to show the following item as the first item. If I just use the following line, it gets added to the last item in the list. ddlUsers.Items.Add("<-- select a user -->") Thanks

[Guffa]

Use the Insert method to specify where the item should be added:

ddlUsers.Items.Insert(0, "<-- select a user -->")

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[R Prabha Devi]

Hi, Before binding value to the dropdown write the below code,

ddlUsers.Items.Clear();
newListItem = new ListItem();
newListItem.Value = "----Select a user---";
newListItem.Text = "----Select a user----";
ddlUsers.Items.Add(newListItem);

ddlUsers.DataSource = Membership.GetAllUsers
ddlUsers.DataBind()

Hope this helps u .. :)

[_AK_]

hi, You can add this line to get the desired result. ddlUsers.Items.Insert(0,new ListItem("-- select a user --","0")); Hope this will solve your problem.:) Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal

[fmardani]

Hi, This will not work because "----Select a user----" will not be shown. Try it and see. Thanks

[fmardani]

It seems that insert is the solution. Thanks guys