Drop Down in Datagrid Edit Template

[agarwalsunitadhn]

hello
I am using drop down in edit template instead of textbox. it runs properly bt problem is that when i click on the edit button then the selected value doesnt shown there, instead of 0th index value is shown in drop down.
I want that the value which was shown on datagrid before edit is also shown after clicking on the edit button.

Thanks in advance for your valuable suggestions

[formanite007]

In your grid views' _RowEditing function load your drop downs as you would noramly and then use FindByText method giving text box values as parameters search that list item and set its Selected property to TRUE.

e.g.

dropDownReviewT ype.Items.FindB yText(((TextBox )gridReview.Row s[e.NewEditIndex].FindControl("R eviewTypeTextBo x")).Text).Sele cted = true;

[agarwalsunitadhn]

In your grid views' _RowEditing function load your drop downs as you would noramly and then use FindByText method giving text box values as parameters search that list item and set its Selected property to TRUE.

e.g.

dropDownReviewT ype.Items.FindB yText(((TextBox )gridReview.Row s[e.NewEditIndex].FindControl("R eviewTypeTextBo x")).Text).Sele cted = true;

Hello
Thanks. But in this code i am not understanding that what's the dropdown field name and when i type this one i got an error. and even i dnt find the FindByText method. Is it user defined?
Please give me your suggestion in detail.
Thanks once again

[formanite007]

In Follwoing:
dropDownReviewT ype.Items.FindB yText(((TextBox )grid Review.Rows[e.NewEditIndex].FindControl("R eviewTypeTextBo x")).Text).Sele cted = true;

DropDown name is dropDownReviewT ype and the function is in the Items collection.
Here actually i am trying to find that List item whose text is same as the ReviewTypeTextB ox's Text property and setting its value to selcted.

Hope it clarifies...
paste the error if you still encounter one.

[agarwalsunitadhn]

In Follwoing:
dropDownReviewT ype.Items.FindB yText(((TextBox )grid Review.Rows[e.NewEditIndex].FindControl("R eviewTypeTextBo x")).Text).Sele cted = true;

DropDown name is dropDownReviewT ype and the function is in the Items collection.
Here actually i am trying to find that List item whose text is same as the ReviewTypeTextB ox's Text property and setting its value to selcted.

Hope it clarifies...
paste the error if you still encounter one.

And what's FindByText here.if i type this one i got an error

[formanite007]

And what's FindByText here.if i type this one i got an error

Have a look at MSDN ListControl.Ite ms, its a function of it.