Set the current value of gridview DDL on EditItemTemplate

Question

How do I set the selected value in a gridview dropdownlist to what is in the current record like I currently do for a text box.

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Answer 1

You will need to use the OnRowDataBound event for that.

protected void GridView1_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
    //check if the row is a datarow
    if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
    {
        //check if the row is in edit mode
        if ((e.Row.RowState & DataControlRowState.Edit) > 0)
        {
            //find the dropdownlist in the row using findcontrol
            DropDownList ddl = (DropDownList)e.Row.FindControl("DropDownList");

            //fill the dropdownlist from code behind if needed
            ddl.DataSource = source;
            ddl.DataTextField = "key";
            ddl.DataValueField = "valee";
            ddl.DataBind();

            //cast the dataitem back to a datarowview
            DataRowView row = e.Row.DataItem as DataRowView;

            //set the correct listitem as selected
            ddl.SelectedValue = row["myValue"].ToString();
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

I ended up using:

 SelectedValue='<%# Bind("myID") %>' 

to display the current record in the ddl.