RadDropDownList SelectedValue not setting

[Vijay]

Hi, I'm having some issues with setting SelectedValue on a dropdownlist. 

In my application I have a site selection dropdownlist which helps distinguish different transaction sets. 
When edits are currently being made in any of the screens and the user tries to change the site using the dropdownlist, it asks whether or not the user wants to continue (checkDirtyLabour() below). If the user chooses to NOT continue with the site change (stay on same form) I want to ensure the dropdownlist doesn't change as well - or in fact, in this case, reverts back to the original value.

As such I try to set rddlSite.SelectedValue = Globals.CurrentSite (shared public variable). I have also tried this with the currentGlobalSite. Neither of these things are working presently, when stepping over these lines the assignation doesn't cause any errors yet also doesn't assign the value. ValueMember for rddlSite = "LookupID" of the LookUpRow record. For instance, the default Globals.CurrentSite value is 7, and changing it to 9 via selection, then cancelling the change when prompted does not return the SelectedValue to 7. 

If someone could help me figure out what's going on, I'd love some help. 

The following snippet is in rddlSite_SelectedValueChanged

Dim lu As LookupRow = DirectCast(rddlSite.SelectedItem.DataBoundItem, LookupRow)

If lu.LookupID <> Globals.CurrentSite Then

    Dim currentGlobalSite As Integer = Globals.CurrentSite

    If Globals.CurrentSite > 0 AndAlso checkDirtyLabour() Then 'if dirty and selected to not change, but not when Globals.CurrentSite not set

        rddlSite.SelectedValue = Globals.CurrentSite


        lh.rddlSite.SelectedValue = Globals.CurrentSite

        Return

    End If

    lh.rddlSite.Text = ""

    Globals.CurrentSite = lu.LookupID

    lh.rddlSite.SelectedText = lu.FieldID

    If Globals.CurrentSite > 0 Then refreshLabourOnSiteChange()

End If

Thanks, 
Vijay

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello Vijay,

Thank you for contacting Telerik Support.

The appropriate way to prevent changing of the selected value in RadDropDownList is using its SelectedIndexChanging event where you can show a confirmation MessageBox and prevent changing of the value as follows: 

public Form1()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    List<MyItem> items = new List<MyItem>();
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    {
        items.Add(new MyItem(i,"Name" + i));
    }
    radDropDownList1.DataSource = items;
    radDropDownList1.DisplayMember = "Name";
    radDropDownList1.ValueMember = "ID";

    radDropDownList1.SelectedIndexChanging += radDropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanging;
    radDropDownList1.SelectedIndexChanged += radDropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged;
    radDropDownList1.SelectedValueChanged += radDropDownList1_SelectedValueChanged;
}

private void radDropDownList1_SelectedValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}

private void radDropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, PositionChangedEventArgs e)
{
}

private void radDropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanging(object sender, PositionChangingCancelEventArgs e)
{
    DialogResult result = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to continue?", "Confirmation", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel);
    if (result == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel)
    {
        e.Cancel = true; // prevents firing SelectedIndexChanged and SelectedValueChanged events
    }
}

public class MyItem
{
    public int ID { get; set; }

    public string Name { get; set; }

    public MyItem(int iD, string name)
    {
        this.ID = iD;
        this.Name = name;
    }
}

I hope this information helps. Should you have further questions, I would be glad to help.

Regards,
Desislava
Telerik