how to set values to text items in DropDownList control

[Asa'ad]

Hi;

i use DropDownList control, i added many items and set "Text" properties for each item, but how to set a value to item, i need the selected value.

i do not see any field lets me fill the value of item,

see the attachment

[Peter]

Hello Asa'ad,

Thank you for the question.

You cannot set a Value via the Design Time Collection Editor. The value can be set through the RadListDataItem's Value property, for example:

RadListDataItem d = new RadListDataItem("Text", myValue);
//Or
d.Value = 78;

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Peter
the Telerik team