or
<telerik:RadDropDownTree runat="server" ID="radGrades" DefaultMessage="Grade"></telerik:RadDropDownTree>RadDropDownTree gradeTree = item.FindControl("radGrades") as RadDropDownTree;var grades = Grade.GetVGradeTypes(); //returns List<v_grade_type>, 6 items in listgradeTree.Entries.Clear();gradeTree.DataFieldID = "grade_id";gradeTree.DataFieldParentID = "grade_type_id";gradeTree.DataTextField = "grade";gradeTree.DataSource = grades;gradeTree.DataBind();