If you want to bind dropdownlist using array in asp.net then first add item to the array on page_Load event.
After that pass dataSource as array name to DropdownList. lets take a simple example for binding dropdownlist on page load.
Codebehind
Output
After that pass dataSource as array name to DropdownList. lets take a simple example for binding dropdownlist on page load.
<%@ Page
Language="C#"
AutoEventWireup="true"
CodeFile="Default2.aspx.cs"
Inherits="Default2"
%>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD
XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title>How to bind dropdownlist using array</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1"
runat="server"
AutoPostBack="True"
Height="23px"
Width="173px">
</asp:DropDownList>
<br />
<br />
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>Codebehind
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
public partial class Default2 :
System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void
Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string[] arr = new string[] { "Your
first item", "Your Second
Item", "Your third item"
};
DropDownList1.DataSource = arr;
DropDownList1.DataBind();
}
}
