List Objects With DropDownList

[ABudair]

Hello everybody;

I want to ask if i could use the DropDownList as default combox , and in other words i want to add an object with two vars id and name, and everybody knows that in vb.net there is a way to do it by add it simply to combobox. like

dim i as long

for i=0 to ds.tables(0).rows.count -1

ObjlistItem = new ListItem (ds.tables(0).Rows(i).item(Id), _
ds.tables(0).item(Name).ToString)

comboboxName.Items.Add(ObjListItem )

next

but i can't do it in asp.net in drop down list control because drop down list doesn't accept object to add at all.

wt do you think.

any way your reply thanks alot

Ahmed Bedair.

[poochi]

DropDownList webcontrol does accept "ListItem" object. I tried the following codes which works fine in my machine.


'DL1 is the dropdownlist control variable.
Dim obj as Object
obj = new ListItem("displaytext", "value")
DL1.Items.Add(obj)



DL1.Items.Add(new ListItem("displaytext", "value"))



Dim obj as ListItem
obj = new ListItem("displaytext", "value")
DL1.Items.Add(obj)


ListItem object has 3 overloaded constructors. 1. Default/empty constructor 2. takes only one parameter (displaytext) 3. takes 2 parameters (displaytext & value).