How can I use the dropdownlist to populate/enter data?

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Here's my existing code:

 <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" 
            DataSourceID="dsEmployees" DataTextField="Last_First" 
            DataValueField="EmpNum" 
            onselectedindexchanged="DropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged">
 </asp:DropDownList>

@Yonita: It would be helpful if you fleshed out the question a bit more. — Andrew Hare, Jul 13 '09 at 20:12

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 13 '09 at 20:15

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DropDownLists end up being rendered as <select> tags in HTML. These do not allow for data entry of new values. If you're looking for something similar to a ComboBox (a textbox and a listbox combined into the same control) then you'll need to find a third-party javascript implementation that is acceptable to you; there is no control which provides that functionality in HTML or the .net framework.

answered Jul 13 '09 at 20:15

Ken Browning

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Thank you Ken. I just thought there's a way to build a dynamic dropdown list with ASP. Thanks for the input. :) – Yves Jul 13 '09 at 20:17

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '09 at 20:16

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Yonita, you need some more moving parts. You need a datasource to bind to, for instance.

Have a look at the Data Access tutorials on the ASP.NET website:

http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/

answered Jul 13 '09 at 20:16

Robert Harvey

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How can I use the dropdownlist to populate/enter data?

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