Question: Dropdownlist SelectedItem always returns 1st value!

[VB Programmer]

I have a dropdownlist which I populated on page_load. This works fine. I
simply do a ddlMyDdl.Items.Add(xxx)

I also have a button which references the CURRENTLY selected item in the ddl
like this:
ddlMyDdl.SelectedItem

The problem is that I am ALWAYS getting the first item back! Even when I
select the 5th item, the 10th item, etc....

Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[Marina]

Does each of your items have a different value? Not just text, but the value
as well?

 

[VB Programmer]

I got it. I was clearing the ddl before I populated it in the page_load. I
had to put in a "If not page is postback" statement. Thanks.

 

[Sam Fields]

Do you have your .DataBind() for the ddl encapsulated in a "if
(!Page.IsPostBack)" expression? If you don't watch for postbacks, it will
re-build the items collection on the dll every time you post back and
therefore only return the currently selected item in the new collection,
namely the first item by default.

Hope this helps.
Sam

 

[VB Programmer]

THANKS EVERYONE!!!!

Do you have your .DataBind() for the ddl encapsulated in a "if
(!Page.IsPostBack)" expression? If you don't watch for postbacks, it will
re-build the items collection on the dll every time you post back and
therefore only return the currently selected item in the new collection,
namely the first item by default.

Hope this helps.
Sam