Adding items to RadCombo Dynamic and manually

[Debashis Pyne]

Hi,

I have a dropdown which binds with a datatable on Page load method.
I want to add a "Select" option to the dropdown on top of the dropdown list.

The following the code that I have used - the issue is the select option is coming at the bottom of the list.

 

 

private void fillddlHeadline()
        {
            DataTable dt = oHead.GetDataActivateHeadlineObserved();
            DrpHeadlineObType.DataSource = dt;
            DrpHeadlineObType.DataTextField = "Module_Content_Text";
            DrpHeadlineObType.DataValueField = "headline_Id";
            DrpHeadlineObType.DataBind();
            RadComboBoxItem item1 = new RadComboBoxItem();
            item1.Text = "Select";
            item1.Value = "0";
            DrpHeadlineObType.Items.Add(item1);
        }

Any ideas?

Thanks...

 

 

[Shinu]

Hi,

Try the following code to add the default item as first item.

C#:

protected void RadComboBox1_DataBound(object  sender, EventArgs e)
{
   var combo = (RadComboBox)sender;
   combo.Items.Insert(0, new RadComboBoxItem("Select", string.Empty));
}

Insert a default item when databinding RadComboBox


-Shinu.

[Debashis Pyne]

Hi,

Thanks for this.
However the data still does not bind with the combo box.

For more clarafication, please note that I am binding the combo box with a datatable which has data from the database. I just want to add a "Select" option as the first item in the drop down.

The following the code:

 private void fillddlHeadline()
        {
            MiddleWare.BL.HeadLineObservedType oHead = new MiddleWare.BL.HeadLineObservedType();
            oHead._Module_Id = 1;
            oHead._Language_Id = System.Convert.ToInt32(Session[Session.__Session_Lanuage_Id]);
            oHead._Company_id = System.Convert.ToInt32(Session[Session.__Session_Company_Id]);
            DataTable dt = oHead.GetDataActivateHeadlineObserved();
            DrpHeadlineObType.DataSource = dt;
            DrpHeadlineObType.DataTextField = "Module_Content_Text";
            DrpHeadlineObType.DataValueField = "headline_Id";
            DrpHeadlineObType.DataBind();
        }

The above perfectly binds data to the drop down.
I just need to add a "Select" option to it.

Thanks!

[Shinu]

Hello,


I am not sure about the issue since the code worked fine in my end. Have you set the AppendDataBoundItems property to True as described in the documentation?


-Shinu.

[Simon]

Hello Debashis,

Please also make sure that you have hooked the ItemDataBound event (as suggested by Shinu previously) properly to the RadComboBox. 

Greetings,
Simon
the Telerik team