delimited dropdownlist selectedvalue

[rodchar]

hey all,

given: dropdownlist selected value is a colon delimited value
2009A: Test1
2009: Test2
2008C: Test3
2008A: Test3.1

What's the easiest way to find Test3 in the items and set the selected index
to it?

thanks,
rodchar

 

[Stanimir Stoyanov]

Since your values are strings you, will have to go through all of them in a
loop, split each value into two and check the second part. Don't forget to
trim the value before comparing to the query (e.g. " Test3" does not equal
"Test3").

When you find a match, set the selected index to your current iterator value
and exit the loop to avoid redundant cycles.

 

[rodchar]

Thanks for the help,
rod.

Since your values are strings you, will have to go through all of them in a
loop, split each value into two and check the second part. Don't forget to
trim the value before comparing to the query (e.g. " Test3" does not equal
"Test3").

When you find a match, set the selected index to your current iterator value
and exit the loop to avoid redundant cycles.