How to Add Extra items on top of ComboBox DataSource in C#

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I want to add an item at the top of combobox after setting data source

i use following way,but its showing error

C#

public void fillVehicle()
        {
            try
            {
                reader = obj.SelCommand("Select vehicle_No,vehicle_Name from tbl_Vehicle");
                using (reader)
                {
                    DataTable dt = new DataTable();
                    dt.Load(reader);
                    drpVehicle.DataSource = dt;
                    drpVehicle.ValueMember = "vehicle_No";
                    drpVehicle.DisplayMember = "vehicle_Name";

                }
                drpVehicle.Items.Insert(0, "Select Vehicle");

            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                lblMessageOrder.Text = "Error in vehicle fill:"+ex.Message;
            }
        }

Error showing is

SQL

Items collection cannot be modified when the DataSource property is set.

Please help

Posted 20-Oct-11 18:39pm

kishore Rajendran

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Create a dataset manually and add add the extra item to data source. After that retrieve the data from binded dataset and copy to created dataset. Create dataset manually.

Manly

Posted 5-Sep-13 21:23pm

manlypullock

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Steve Echols · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-20T18:57:00

You have a couple (or more) options:

1. Add a new row to the top of your DataTable, after dt.Load.

public void fillVehicle()
        {
            try
            {
                reader = obj.SelCommand("Select vehicle_No,vehicle_Name from tbl_Vehicle");
                using (reader)
                {
                    DataTable dt = new DataTable();
                    dt.Load(reader);
                    DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
                    dr("vehicle_No") = 0;
                    dr("vehicle_Name") = "Select Vehicle";
                    dt.Rows.InsertAt(dr, 0);
                    drpVehicle.DataSource = dt;
                    drpVehicle.ValueMember = "vehicle_No";
                    drpVehicle.DisplayMember = "vehicle_Name";
 
                }
                drpVehicle.Items.Insert(0, "Select Vehicle");
 
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                lblMessageOrder.Text = "Error in vehicle fill:"+ex.Message;
            }
        }

2. Set drpVehicle.AppendDataBoundItems = true (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.listcontrol.appenddatabounditems.aspx[^])

public void fillVehicle()
        {
            drpVehicle.AppendDataBoundItems = true;
            drpVehicle.Items.Clear();
            drpVehicle.Items.Add(0, "Select Vehicle");

            try
            {
                reader = obj.SelCommand("Select vehicle_No,vehicle_Name from tbl_Vehicle");
                using (reader)
                {
                    DataTable dt = new DataTable();
                    dt.Load(reader);
                    drpVehicle.DataSource = dt;
                    drpVehicle.ValueMember = "vehicle_No";
                    drpVehicle.DisplayMember = "vehicle_Name";
 
                }
 
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                lblMessageOrder.Text = "Error in vehicle fill:"+ex.Message;
            }
        }

Or something along those lines.