>I am having a problem where code does not find an item in a DropDownList (DDL):
>
>If I scan items in the drop down list as following:
>
>

>for (int i =0;i < ddlSite.Items.Count ;i++ )
>{		
>  Response.Write( ddlSite.Items[i].Value.ToString() );
>}
>

>
>I can clearly see the item.
>
>But if I check for My item in code, nothing found. Here is an example:
>
>

>string MyString = "ABC";
>for (int i =0;i < ddlSite.Items.Count ;i++ )
>{
>  if ( ddlSite.Items[i].Value.ToString().Equals(MyString))
>  {
>     Response.Write("Bingo!" );
>  }							
>}
>

>
>or if I do the following:
>

>ListItem selectedItem = ddlSite.Items.FindByValue( MyString );
>// here selectedItem is NULL
>

>
>I never get Bingo. And as I mentioned, the DDL does have an item with value "ABC". What am I missing?

Dmitry;

Does this work for you?

ddlSite.SelectedIndex = ddlSite.Items.IndexOf(ddlSite.Items.FindByValue(MyString));

Tom