creating dropdownlist from code behind and javascript

this is my current code for the dropdownlist, it is placing it in the placeholder named "rctable"

 ddl = New DropDownList
                ddl.ID = "RCDropDownList" & int
                ddl.Items.Add(New ListItem(dtrMembers("rcmbrtype"), dtrMembers("rcfeetext")))
                rctable.Controls.Add(ddl)

Perhaps I can help you..

You can add these two lines at your code:
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        ddl.AutoPostBack = True
        AddHandler ddl.SelectedIndexChanged, AddressOf DropDownChange

And then add this method:
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    Private Sub DropDownChange(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        'this is your code when there is a change event
         txtNote.Text = ddl.SelectedItem.Text
    End Sub

The autopost back is used to auto wire the page when there is a change at the control.
And the AddHandler function is used to bind the SelectedIndexChanged event to DropDownChange method.

The code is like this:
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    Protected WithEvents txtNote As System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox
    Protected WithEvents rctable As System.Web.UI.WebControls.PlaceHolder
    Protected WithEvents ddl As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList

    Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'Create drop downlist at runtime
        ddl = New DropDownList()
        ddl.ID = "RCDropDownList1"
        ddl.Items.Add(New ListItem("Shampo", "S"))
        ddl.Items.Add(New ListItem("Deodorant", "D"))
        ddl.Items.Add(New ListItem("Pasta", "P"))
        rctable.Controls.Add(ddl)

        ddl.AutoPostBack = True
        AddHandler ddl.SelectedIndexChanged, AddressOf DropDownChange

    End Sub

    Private Sub DropDownChange(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        txtNote.Text = ddl.SelectedItem.Text
    End Sub


Regards,
Iman Budi Setiawan

For a Javanscript onChange instead of a codebehind onChange, you can use this:

                ddl = New DropDownList
                ddl.ID = "RCDropDownList" & int
                ddl.Items.Add(New ListItem(dtrMembers("rcmbrtype"), dtrMembers("rcfeetext")))
                rctable.Controls.Add(ddl)
                ddl.Attributes.Add("onChange","javascript:return confirm('Are you sure?');")

CuSo4, thanks for the javascript. ok, question. how can i modify your script to run a javascript function that already exists? i have a javascript function that will change the value of a text box when an item is selected...

thanks!

hmm, if your javascript function is already in your apsx-page, then it's quite easy:
assuming your Javascript Function is "thisFunction()":

                     ddl.Attributes.Add("onChange","javascript:thisFunction();")

If your Javascript Page isn't in your aspx-page yet, and you want to add/create it with code-behind, you can do it like this:
In your Page_Load you can add the following lines:

                     If (Not IsClientScriptBlockRegistered("Script")) Then
                         strScript = "<script language='JavaScript'>"
                         strScript = strScript & vbCrLf
                         strScript = strScript & "Function thisFunction() {"
                         strScript = strScript & "//Your Function script here"
                         strScript = strScript & "}"
                         strScript = strScript & "</script>"
                         RegisterClientScriptBlock("Script", strScript)
                     End If

                      ddl.Attributes.Add("onChange","javascript:thisFunction();")

ok, can you help me out with this last part. actually writing the javascript?

in html...
<script language=Javascript>
Function thisFunction(myValue)
    document.form.mytextbox.value = myValue
End Function
</script>

and in code behind...

    ddl = New DropDownList
               ddl.ID = "RCDropDownList" & int
               ddl.Items.Add(New ListItem(dtrMembers("rcmbrtype"), dtrMembers("rcfeetext")))
               rctable.Controls.Add(ddl)
               ddl.Attributes.Add("onChange","javascript:thisFunction(dtrMembers("rcfeevalue"));")


would this work?

thanks!

ok, can we reformat it if i used a string instead of dtrMembers("rcfeevalue")  ?

strRCFeevalue?

how would i do it then? i tried and it is giving me a string not defined error in the javascript when the page is run.

thanks!

this is what i tried and i am getting a  javascript null error. i think this is because it is not passing the values ( i have two) to the javascript function because of the formating of quotation marks.

  ddl.Attributes.Add("onChange", "javascript:RC_onselect(" & strRCFeeValue & "," & strRCTextbox & ");")

ok, the javascript worked. thanks for your help! i'm still having issues, but the javascript is not giving errors, i might open up new topic with my new problems.

this is what worked:

ddl.Attributes.Add("onChange", "javascript:RC_onselect('" & strRCFeeValue & "','" & strRCTextbox & "');")