My page has a combo box. As the user selects an ID from the dropdown list, the page populates with information corresponding to the entry. It is an AJAX bound combo box. I am trying to make the combo box get auto populated with an ID from my query string on initialization.
I've tried setting the .Value field of the combo box. This works to automatically select the correct ID and populate the rest of the page, but only when the ID exists in the data source. My AJAX call returns data based on the partial/full ID passed in, and a list of a few most recent ID's if no input ID is specified.
I believe this will work if the ID exists in the data source prior to setting the value field of the combo box. But for that to happen, the combo box must use the ID from the url to fetch the data source, similar to what happens when a user manually types that ID into the combo box. However, I am struggling to figure out how to pass in a specific ID when the combo box is responsible for making the AJAX call.
I would appreciate any advice or other suggestions to getting the intended behavior.