selectedIndex is lost during postbacks - ASP.NET

Question

I have a list box control:

The code behind resembles:

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Answer 1

Databinding DropDownLists/ListBoxes is painful, because they often bind to the wrong values.

I've given up on using DataBind(), and just resort to using a Foreach loop:

foreach (Item i in DataSet)
{
     listBox.Items.Add(etc);
}