Problem with text and value properties for dropdownlist bound control

[Jorge]

I have dropdownlist boxes that are bound to a function that loads them. I set the text and value properties with different values as I want the description and the return value to be different. When I select an item the text and value properties are the same, why? example

'*************************************************************************************
'Load the Status Code Drop Down bo
'*************************************************************************************
Private Sub LoadStatusCodeDropDown(

drpStatusSel.DataSource = GetStatusCodeList(
drpStatusSel.DataBind(

End Su

'****************************************************************************************
'This function builds the items available for the Status dropdown boxe
'****************************************************************************************
Public Shared Function GetStatusCodeList() As ListItemCollectio

Dim mobjListBoxData As New ListItemCollection(

With mobjListBoxDat

.Add(New ListItem("Select one...", "None")

.Add(New ListItem("D - Deleted via Extract", "D")
.Add(New ListItem("E - Deleted via WEB", "E")
.Add(New ListItem("H - Hold", "E")
.Add(New ListItem("R - SoftAuto", "R")

End Wit

Return mobjListBoxDat

End Functio

This code from the first item (0)

myString = drpStatusSel.SelectedItem.Valu

is returning: "Select one..." instead of the word "None

Thank

 

[Mike Moore [MSFT]]

Hi,

Please add these lines:
ListBox1.DataTextField = "text"
ListBox1.DataValueField = "value"

As shown in this sample:

Public Sub GetStatusCodeList()
Dim mobjListBoxData As New ListItemCollection
With mobjListBoxData
.Add(New ListItem("Select one...", "None"))
.Add(New ListItem("D - Deleted via Extract", "D"))
.Add(New ListItem("E - Deleted via WEB", "E"))
.Add(New ListItem("H - Hold", "E"))
.Add(New ListItem("R - SoftAuto", "R"))
End With
ListBox1.DataSource = mobjListBoxData
ListBox1.DataTextField = "text"
ListBox1.DataValueField = "value"
ListBox1.DataBind()
End Sub


This made it work on my machine.

Thank you, Mike
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I have dropdownlist boxes that are bound to a function that loads them. I

set the text and value properties with different values as I want the
description and the return value to be different. When I select an item the
text and value properties are the same, why? example:


'***************************************************************************
***********
'Load the Status Code Drop Down box

'***************************************************************************
***********
Private Sub LoadStatusCodeDropDown()

drpStatusSel.DataSource = GetStatusCodeList()
drpStatusSel.DataBind()

End Sub


'***************************************************************************
**************
'This function builds the items available for the Status dropdown boxe.

'***************************************************************************
**************
Public Shared Function GetStatusCodeList() As ListItemCollection

Dim mobjListBoxData As New ListItemCollection()

With mobjListBoxData

.Add(New ListItem("Select one...", "None"))

.Add(New ListItem("D - Deleted via Extract", "D"))
.Add(New ListItem("E - Deleted via WEB", "E"))
.Add(New ListItem("H - Hold", "E"))
.Add(New ListItem("R - SoftAuto", "R"))

End With

Return mobjListBoxData

End Function


This code from the first item (0):

myString = drpStatusSel.SelectedItem.Value

is returning: "Select one..." instead of the word "None"

Thanks