[Solved] Setting the selected index with client API

[jonathan]

How do I set the selected index for a dropdownlist with the client API?
I am getting JSON data via custom AJAX call.  I set databind to populate the list.
How do I set the selected value when databinding on the client side?

Thanks
-Jonathan

[Darrien]

Any luck with this?  I'm having same issue.

[jonathan]

The only way I have found to do this is via a inline function. This code shows matching by the text versus the value.  You can  use simple jquery selection instead of the $(e.form) syntax that I am showing for use in a grid.  dataItem and e.dataItem both support    .Text or .Value.

 $(e.form).find('#ContactTypeList').data('tDropDownList').select(function (dataItem) {
 if (e.dataItem)
     return dataItem.Text == e.dataItem['ContactType'];
 else
     return false;
 });