>>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,
No. The .SelectedIndex returns 0. This is the problem, the method .FindByValue does not find the string.
Thank you for your suggestion.
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