problem to show ---- Select ---

[Jun Ting]

i want the combobox show the "---Select ---" when page load, but don't want  to show it in the drop down list.

Below is the code that i used, it causes the "---Select---" show on the drop down list. How to remove the "---Select ---" in drop down list, but keep remain it when page load?

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 <radc:radcombobox runat="server" id="cbSpecialty" markfirstmatch="True" enabletheming="True"
                                            skin="healthcare" height="90" width="160">
            </radc:radcombobox>

---

 Dim drow As DataRow
            Dim cnt As Integer = 1
            dt = mClas.GetDataTable("SELECT     specialtyID, spec_name FROM specialty where spec_status=1")

            cbSpecialty.Items.Add(New Telerik.WebControls.RadComboBoxItem("--- Select --- ", ""))
         
            For Each drow In dt.Rows
                cbSpecialty.Items.Add(New Telerik.WebControls.RadComboBoxItem(drow("spec_name"), drow("specialtyID")))
            Next

[Shinu]

Hi,

Try adding the " --Select--" text in the Page Load event as shown below.

CS:

 protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!IsPostBack)
            RadComboBox1.Items[0].Text = "--Select--";
        else
            RadComboBox1.Items.Remove(0);
    }

Thanks
Shinu.

[Veselin Vasilev]

Hello Jun,

You can set the Text property of RadComboBox to "Select". Note that you will need to set the AllowCustomText property to True in addition.

Sincerely yours,
Veselin Vasilev
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[Jun Ting]

 Hi Veselin,

I have used the Text Property of  RadComboBox to "Select".
It solved my problem.

Now i have another problem. In my form , i have a search function. The search function will fire when the textbox is not empty or when the items in the combobox is selected.

But i found that when i only fill the textbox & not selected the items of combobox. I always get the result for the "first" item of combobox.

How can i set the combobox? if no selected item, then show all the field inside the combobox ( not only the first item in combobox). Thanks.


 

[Veselin Vasilev]

Hi Jun Ting,

I am afraid I could not understand your logic. Can you please elaborate a bit more?

Thanks

All the best,
Veselin Vasilev
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