DropDownList doesn't postback on SelectedIndexChanged

Question

I\'m writing an ASP.Net webform with some DropDownList controls on it. Then user changes selected item in one of dropdowns, ASP.Net doesn\'t seem to handle SelectedIndexChan

Answer 1

You need to set the AutoPostBack property of the list to true.

Also, if you're populating the contents of the drop down list from the code behind (getting the contents of the list from a database, for example) - make sure you're not re-binding the data in every postback.

Sometimes people are caught out by binding the drop-down in the page load event without putting it in an If Not IsPostBack. This will cause the event not to fire.

The same is also true of repeaters and ItemCommand events.