Wrong index selected.

[Pierre]

01. protected void RDDL_Statut_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
02.{
03.    DC_FiltragesDataContext Mydb = new DC_FiltragesDataContext();
04.    var results = (from U in Mydb.PLOP
05.                   select new { statut = U.STATUT}).Distinct();
06.
07.    RDDL_Statut.DataSource = results;
08.    RDDL_Statut.DataTextField = "statut";
09.    RDDL_Statut.DataValueField = "statut";
10.
11.    RDDL_Statut.DataBind();
12.    RDDL_Statut.Items.Insert(0, new DropDownListItem("--ALL STATUT--", "ALL"));
13.
14.}

            Hi, I have an issue with my drop down list.

Lets say that i have a DropDownList Displaying : A, B ,C , D etc. And I need a default item.
Using this code , my data is not correctly bound.
The display of the DrowDownList Is the one i expected . But my "RDDL_Statut.SelectedItem.Value.ToString()" Is returning the Next Index.
When A is clicked I get B value.

[Ivan Danchev]

Hello Pierre,

Which event handler do you access the SelectedItem.Value property in? If you want to get the selected item's value I would suggest subscribing to the SelectedIndexChanged event and in its handler you can use the arguments to get it: e.Value.

Regards,
Ivan Danchev
Telerik

[Pierre]

Hi,

I'm using the SelectedIndexChanged with my

protected void RDDL_Phase_ItemSelected(object sender, DropDownListEventArgs e)
{ RG_ProduitEC.Rebind(); }

to rebind my RadGrid.
On Selecting of my LinqDataSource I Check All my Dropdownlist With

if (RDDL_Statut.SelectedItem !=null && RDDL_Statut.SelectedItem.Value.ToString() != "ALL")
{
  results=results.Where(s => s.XXX.Equals(RDDL_Statut.SelectedItem.Value.ToString() )) ;
}

[Ivan Danchev]

Hello Pierre,

The provided information is not enough for us to be able to determine what causes the behavior you have experienced. I would suggest isolating the DropDownList in a sample runnable project, which reproduces the issue, open a support ticket and attach it for further review. Here are our guidelines, which describe the correct approach for isolating an issue.

Regards,
Ivan Danchev
Telerik

[Pierre]

Hi,
Let me help you reproduce this behavior.
First in the aspx :

<telerik:RadDropDownList ID="RDDL_Phase" runat="server" Skin="Vista" DataTextField="text" DataValueField="value" OnLoad="RDDL_Phase_Load" OnSelectedIndexChanged="RDDL_Phase_SelectedIndexChanged"  AutoPostBack="true" >
</telerik:RadDropDownList>
<h2><telerik:RadLabel runat="server" ID="Yeah" Text="HERE IS MA VALUE"></telerik:RadLabel></h2>

 

Then in the code behind:

01.public DataTable Get_RDDL_lorenipsum()
02.{
03.    DataTable data = new DataTable();
04.    data.Columns.Add("ID"); data.Columns.Add("Name");
05.
06.    List<string> Value = new List<string>() { "AA", "BB", "CC", "DD", "EE", "FF", "GG", "HH", "II", "JJ" };
07.    foreach (var item in Value)
08.    {
09.        data.Rows.Add(item, item);
10.    }
11.    return data;
12.}
13.
14.protected void RDDL_Phase_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
15.{
16.    RDDL_Phase.DataSource = this.Get_RDDL_lorenipsum();
17.    RDDL_Phase.DataTextField = "Name";
18.    RDDL_Phase.DataValueField = "ID";
19.    RDDL_Phase.DataBind();
20.    RDDL_Phase.Items.Insert(0, new DropDownListItem("--GOO GOO GOO--", "ALL"));
21.}
22.protected void RDDL_Phase_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, DropDownListEventArgs e)
23.{
24.    this.Yeah.Text = e.Value;
25.}

Voila !

Btw, i never had so mutch issue posting on a forum .. The backspace refresh and the blockcode Eternal trap re fun to see.

[Pierre]

The only way I see to fix this is to had a row to a specific index in a datatable.
But the ordering of a datatable is based on the sorting..
So the only way to workaround is to a dummy column in the datatable n filter on it.

this is a lot of work around when Dropdown list . Items .insert should have done it.

If there is any other solution please let me know. For now the Drop Down list have been removed.

[Ivan Danchev]

Hello Pierre,

Thank you for posting a sample runnable page.

After analyzing the code we can say that the issue is caused by rebinding the DropDownList on every postback in the RDDL_Phase_Load handler. What happens is the following:

• after a selection is made, the control initiates a postback sending the info about the SelectedIndex to the server, so for example if you select CC the SelectedIndex is 3.
• on the server the  RDDL_Phase_Load handler is reached and you rebind the control which means after you call RDDL_Phase.DataBind(); the control contains one item less (the previously added --GOO GOO GOO-- item at this point does not exist in the items collection) so now the index 3 points at a different item (DD).

If you need to rebind the DropDownList on every postback, i.e. if binding it only on initial postback:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!IsPostBack)
    {
        RDDL_Phase.DataSource = Get_RDDL_lorenipsum();
        RDDL_Phase.DataTextField = "Name";
        RDDL_Phase.DataValueField = "ID";
        RDDL_Phase.DataBind();
        RDDL_Phase.Items.Insert(0, new DropDownListItem("--GOO GOO GOO--", "ALL"));
    }
}

is not an option and you must use the control's OnLoad event and rebind it on every postback, I would suggest adding logic to the RDDL_Phase_Load handler for correcting the SelectedIndex when an item is added, for example:

protected void RDDL_Phase_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    RDDL_Phase.DataSource = this.Get_RDDL_lorenipsum();
    RDDL_Phase.DataTextField = "Name";
    RDDL_Phase.DataValueField = "ID";
    RDDL_Phase.DataBind();
    RDDL_Phase.Items.Insert(0, new DropDownListItem("--GOO GOO GOO--", "ALL"));
    RDDL_Phase.SelectedIndex = RDDL_Phase.SelectedIndex - 1;
}

Regards,
Ivan Danchev
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