DropDownList Order

[shapper]

Hello,

Is it possible to alphabetically order the items in a DropDownList
after being added to it?

Thanks,
Miguel

 

[Terry Olsen]

Maybe use an arraylist as the datasource and sort the arraylist.

 

[Mark Rae]

Is it possible to alphabetically order the items in a DropDownList
after being added to it?

Presumably, you mean client-side with JavaScript...?
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sour...GGLG:2006-28,GGLG:en&q=JavaScript+SELECT+sort

 

[Aidy]

Presumably, you mean client-side with JavaScript...?

Surely you should assume he means server-side with asp.net seeing as that is
what this group is

 

[Mark Rae]

Surely you should assume he means server-side with asp.net seeing as that
is what this group is

LOL! In that case, he'd be interested in sorting the options *before* adding
them, wouldn't he...

 

[Mark Rae]

IMHO Aidy was right, Shapper meant sorting after all the items after
manually adding/binding the source...

So explain to me why he wouldn't simply sort the datasource *before* binding
it...?

 

[Jim in Arizona]

Hello,

Is it possible to alphabetically order the items in a DropDownList
after being added to it?

Thanks,
Miguel

If you've databound it to an sql datasource, do your sort in your select
statement. Othewise, the array sorting sounds like a good idea.

 

[Aidy]

So explain to me why he wouldn't simply sort the datasource *before*

binding it...?

Because he doesn't fully understand data binding and is here looking for a
solution. Anyone who fully understood the issue would, of course, have
worded it a different way. When dealing with Qs you sometimes need to read
between the lines.

 

[Mark Rae]

When dealing with Qs you sometimes need to read between the lines.

Thanks for setting me straight on that.