Pb selecting an item when binding to datatable

[CSurieux]

Hello,

I am binding to an arraylist which contains object  items with properties 'name' and 'val', when I call DataBind, ComboBo items are successfully created, but I'am unable to select one of the items.
It's so trivial that I'm thinking I have an error somewhere else, here is my code:

It runs in the Page_Load event of my page, not other interaction after.
The radCombo is not ajaxified, no autopostback.

            ArrayList ar                    =   im.CategoryList;
            RadComboCat.DataSource          =   ar;
            RadComboCat.DataValueField      =   "val";
            RadComboCat.DataTextField       =   "name";
            RadComboCat.DataBind();
            if ( catId == 0 )
            {
                RadComboCat.SelectedIndex   =   0;
            }
            else
            {
                string strCat               =   catId.ToString();

                Trace2.WriteLine( string.Format("[V]CRMImageEdit FillCatComboSelected FindItemByValue: [{0}], catId:{1}",strCat,catId),CrmImageTrace.Sw.Info);
                RadComboBoxItem it          =   RadComboCat.Items.FindItemByValue(strCat);

                Trace2.WriteLine( string.Format("[V]CRMImageEdit FillCatComboSelected FindItemByValue found : {0}", it != null ),CrmImageTrace.Sw.Info);
                if (it != null)
                {
                    it.Selected = true;

                    Trace2.WriteLine( string.Format("[V]CRMImageEdit FillCatCombo Selected Item: {0}, catId:{1}",it.Text,catId),CrmImageTrace.Sw.Info);
                }
            }

Trace shows that the it.Selected= true instruction is executed, but when page is displayed, nothing is selected.
When I select from the UI, the value is well selected and I can store it ????
What could be the reason ?

(Hollidays I know....)

Thanks
CS

[Rosi]

Hi Christian,

Please find the attached project illustrating that everything works as expected at our side.

You can review it and find the differences at your side.

Regards,
Rosi
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