How to bind Dropdownlist in datalistview without using sqldatasource?

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I am creating a application.i have a problem to bind data in dropdownlist in edit template.I am using 3-tier architecture.I am using object properties.
I just display my box at runtime but no value in it.
Have you code for that?
If you have then please mail me
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Posted 1-Feb-12 23:25pm

shahviral

Updated 2-Feb-12 0:53am

Sridhar Patnayak

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Solution 1

Try to bind the dropdown while RowDatabound event of the Gridview....hope this will give u the solution ......

protected void grdTest_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e) 
{   
  DropDownList drpBuildServers = new DropDownList();

  if (grdTest.EditIndex == e.Row.RowIndex)    
  {        
      drpBuildServers =   (DropDownList)e.Row.Cells[0].FindControl("ddlBuildServers");    
  }
}

Posted 1-Feb-12 23:46pm

Priyadarshini.Thokala

Updated 1-Feb-12 23:48pm

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Sridhar Patnayak 2-Feb-12 5:48am

Pre tags added

ponnam madhu 2-Feb-12 5:59am

Hi...what is 'Continuous integration'?
please provide me sample how to use in .NET..?

Madhu

Solution 3

Try this may be it will helps You.....

UI
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ASP.NET

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Country"> 
<ItemTemplate> 
<asp:Label ID="lblCountry" runat="server" Text='<%# bind("country")%>' /> 
</ItemTemplate> 
<EditItemTemplate> 
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlCountry" runat="server" 

AppendDataBoundItems="True" > 
<asp:ListItem Value="" Text="" /> 
</asp:DropDownList> 
</EditItemTemplate> 
</asp:TemplateField>

=======
Code Behind
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C#

/// <summary> 
/// Change DeailsView mode to Edit
///and data bind
/// Change DetailsView mode to Edit 
/// </summary> 
/// <param name="sender"></param> 
/// <param name="e"></param> 
protected void btnEditUser_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) 
{ 
dvUserRecord.ChangeMode(DetailsViewMode.Edit); 
//Bind DetailsView with your method
dvUserRecord.DataSource = GetUserRecord(); 
dvUserRecord.DataBind(); 
}


protected void dvUserRecord_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e) 
{ 
if (dvUserRecord.CurrentMode == DetailsViewMode.Edit) 
{ 
//Find Drop down list from aspx page
DropDownList ddlCountry = dvUserRecord.FindControl("ddlCountry")

as DropDownList;
//check ddlCountry is not null || country drop down list is found
if(ddlCountry != null)
{
//Bind countries data to ddlCountry 
ddlCountry.DataTextField = "countryText"; 
ddlCountry.DataValueField = "IndexValue"; 
ddlCountry.DataSource = GetCountries; 
//custom method that gets all countries 
ddlCountry.DataBind();
}
}

Posted 2-Feb-12 3:00am

Priyadarshini.Thokala

Updated 3-Feb-12 1:18am

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shahviral 3-Feb-12 0:28am

what is dvUserRecord?

Priyadarshini.Thokala 6-Feb-12 6:42am

This is name of datalistview

Priyadarshini.Thokala 6-Feb-12 6:41am

shahviral asked:
hey first of all thanks for replying Priyadarshini.Thokala

But I am using datalist view not a gridview..

If you have then send me full code which is designed side and code behind file

Solution 2

hey first of all thanks for replying Priyadarshini.Thokala

But I am using datalist view not a gridview..

If you have then send me full code which is designed side and code behind file

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Posted 1-Feb-12 23:51pm

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Updated 2-Feb-12 0:52am

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Priyadarshini.Thokala 6-Feb-12 6:41am

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shahviral · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-03T01:01:00

Good Day Priyadarshini.Thokala

my UI code

ASP.NET

<asp:DataList ID="dl_profile" runat="server" 
                                    oncancelcommand="dl_profile_CancelCommand" 
                                    oneditcommand="dl_profile_EditCommand" 
                                    onupdatecommand="dl_profile_UpdateCommand" 
                                    DataKeyField="pk_registeration_id" onitemcommand="dl_profile_ItemCommand">
                                <HeaderTemplate><table width="408" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="formstyle"></HeaderTemplate>
                              
                                <ItemTemplate>
                                
                                
                              <tr>
                                <td width="82" height="25">    Name :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999"><%#Eval("registeration_name")%></td>
                              </tr>
                            
                              <tr>
                                <td height="25">    Email :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999"><%#Eval("registeration_email")%></td>
                              </tr>
                              <tr>
                                <td height="25">    DOB :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999"><%#Eval("registeration_datefbirth")%></td>
                              </tr>
                              <tr>
                                <td height="25">    Profession :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999"><%#Eval("registeration_profession")%></td>
                              </tr>
                              <tr>
                                <td height="25">    City :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999"><%#Eval("cityname")%>
                                <%--<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" MaxLength="100" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("cityname")%>'></asp:TextBox>--%>
                                
                                </td>
                              </tr>
                              
                              <tr>
                                <td height="18"></td>
                                <td colspan="3">
                                    </td>
                              </tr>
                             
                           <tr>
                                <td> </td>
                                <td > 
                                    <asp:ImageButton ID="imgbtn_edit" runat="server" ImageUrl="../images/editprofile.jpg" width="65px" height="18px" CommandName="edit" />  
                                    <asp:ImageButton ID="imgbtn_ok" runat="server" ImageUrl="../images/send.jpg"  width="65px" height="18px" border="0" CommandName="ok" /></td>
                                <td > </td>
                                <td ></td>
                              </tr>
                                
                                </ItemTemplate>
                                <EditItemTemplate>
                                
                              <tr>
                                <td width="82" height="25">    Name :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999">
                                    <asp:TextBox ID="txt_name" runat="server" MaxLength="35" Text='<%#Eval("registeration_name")%>'></asp:TextBox></td>
                              </tr>
                             
                              <tr>
                                <td height="25">    Email :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999"><asp:TextBox ID="txt_email" MaxLength="100" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("registeration_email")%>'></asp:TextBox></td>
                              </tr>
                              <tr>
                                <td height="25">    DOB :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999"><asp:TextBox ID="txt_dob" MaxLength="10" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("registeration_datefbirth")%>'></asp:TextBox>
                                <asp:ImageButton ID="imgbtn_calender" runat="server" ImageUrl="../images/cal.gif"  />
                                    <cc1:CalendarExtender ID="CalendarExtender1"  runat="server" PopupButtonID="imgbtn_calender" TargetControlID="txt_dob" Format="dd/MM/yyyy" >
                                    </cc1:CalendarExtender>
                                </td>
                              </tr>
                             <tr>
                                <td height="25">    Profession :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999"><asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" MaxLength="100" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("registeration_profession")%>'></asp:TextBox></td>
                              </tr>
                                                        
                              <tr>
                                <td height="25">    City :</td>
                                <td colspan="3" style=" border-removeddotted 1px #999999"><%--<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" MaxLength="100" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("cityname")%>'></asp:TextBox>--%>
                                <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlcity" runat="server" AppendDataBoundItems="True"><asp:ListItem Value="" Text="" /></asp:DropDownList>
                                
                                </td>
                              
                              </tr>
                               
                               
                              <tr>
                                <td height="28">    Image :</td>
                                <td colspan="3">
                                    <asp:FileUpload ID="FileUpload1" runat="server" /></td>
                              </tr>
                               <tr>
                                <td height="10"></td>
                                <td colspan="3">
                                    </td>
                              </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td> </td>
                                <td> 
                                    <asp:ImageButton ID="imgbtn_update" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/images/update.jpg" width="65" height="18" CommandName="update" />  
                                    <asp:ImageButton ID="imgbtn_cancel" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/images/Cancel.jpg" width="65" height="18" CommandName="cancel" />
                                    </td>
                                <td > </td>
                                <td ></td>
                              </tr>
                          
                                
                                </EditItemTemplate>
                                <FooterTemplate>
                                
                                </table>
                              </FooterTemplate>
                                </asp:DataList>

Code behind File's Code is

C#

protected void dl_profile_EditCommand(object source, DataListCommandEventArgs e)
    {
       
        dl_profile.EditItemIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex;
        objProp.Action = "1";   
        binddata();
        bindImage();
        
    }
public void bindImage()
    {
        int result = 0;
        objProp.Dataset = blogic.Fetch_registration(ref result, objProp);
        dl_profile_img.DataSource = objProp.Dataset;
        dl_profile_img.DataBind();
      
    }
    public void binddata()
    {
        int result = 0;
        objProp.Dataset = blogic.Fetch_registration(ref result, objProp);
        dl_profile.DataSource = objProp.Dataset;
        dl_profile.DataBind();

       
    }
protected void dl_profile_ItemDataBound1(object sender, DataListItemEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.EditItem)
        {
            DropDownList ddl = e.Item.FindControl("ddlcity") as DropDownList;
            if (ddl != null)
            {
                lstitem.Clear();
                lstitem = blogic.Citydata(objProp);
                blogic.fills((DropDownList)e.Item.FindControl("ddlcity"), lstitem);
            }
        }
    }

Class code 

public void fills(DropDownList dp, List<ListItem> lstitem)
    {
        try
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < lstitem.Count; i++)
            {
                ListItem li = new ListItem();
                li.Text = lstitem[i].Text.ToString();
                li.Value = lstitem[i].Value.ToString();
                dp.Items.Add(li);

            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        { }
    }

    public List<ListItem> Citydata(Property objProp)
    {
        objProp.City = "";
        if (objProp.City  != "")
            objProp.Query = "select a.pk_cityid,a.cityname,b.registeration_city from city a inner join registration b on b.registeration_city = a.pk_cityid where a.registeration_userid='" + objProp.Userid + "'";
        else
            objProp.Query = "select * from city";
        
        objProp.Reader = DataLayer.ExecuteReader(objProp.Connection, CommandType.Text, objProp.Query);
        ListItem li = new ListItem();
        li.Attributes.Clear();
        li.Text = "Select";
        li.Value = "-1";
        lstitem.Add(li);
        
        while (objProp.Reader.Read())
        {
            li = new ListItem();
            li.Text = objProp.Reader["cityname"].ToString();
            li.Value = objProp.Reader["pk_cityid"].ToString();
            lstitem.Add(li);

        }

        objProp.Reader.Close();
        return lstitem;
    }

public DataSet Fetch_registration(ref int result, Property objProp)
    { try
    {
        if (objProp.Action == "1")
        {
            objProp.Query = "SELECT reg.pk_registeration_id,reg.registeration_userid,reg.registeration_name,reg.registeration_email,reg.registeration_datefbirth,reg.registeration_uimage,reg.registeration_profession FROM registeration AS reg INNER JOIN city AS ct ON ct.pk_cityid = reg.registeration_city WHERE reg.registeration_userid='" + objProp.Userid + "'  ";
            
        }
        else { objProp.Query = "SELECT reg.pk_registeration_id,reg.registeration_userid,reg.registeration_name,reg.registeration_email,reg.registeration_datefbirth,reg.registeration_uimage,ct.cityname,reg.registeration_profession FROM registeration AS reg INNER JOIN city AS ct ON ct.pk_cityid = reg.registeration_city WHERE reg.registeration_userid='" + objProp.Userid + "'  "; }
        
        objProp.Dataset = DataLayer.ExecuteDataset(objProp.Connection, CommandType.Text, objProp.Query);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    { }
    return objProp.Dataset;
    }

There are 2 tables
1 have value of cityid,stateid and city name <-table name city
2 have value of profile details like city,proffession,etc.. <-table name registration

It's working nice...