October 22, 2010
Getting an empty DropDownList after postback and although you selected a value, DropDownList.SelectedIndex is -1.This is most likely the case of the viewstate being turned off. If you manually populate the list, there's a workaround without using the viewstate. This is accomplished by understanding the event order.
Simplified it works as follows:
- Init - page is initiliazed
- ProcessPostData - handles the data posted to the page
- Load - page is loaded and ready to access
If your DropDownList doesn't contain any values when ProcessPostData is reached it will ignore the posted values while recreating your DropDownList-control.
The trick is to always populate your DropDownList at Page_Init like:
protected void Page_Init(object sender, EventArgs e) {
MyFunctionForLoadingValuesIntoDropDownList();
}
Now you will have be able to read the selected in your Page_Load or event handler!
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