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Easy: Populate 2 Drop Down Lists with Date Ranges - Month, Year

I'm trying to populate these controls on page load. Month = 1-12, Year = Current Year + 20

<asp:DropDownList ID="lstMonth" runat="server"></asp:DropDownList>
<asp:DropDownList ID="lstYear" runat="server"></asp:DropDownList>

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        ArrayList arMonth = new ArrayList();
        for (int i = 1; i < 13; i++)
        {
            arMonth.Add(i);
        }
        lstMonth.DataSource = arMonth;
        lstMonth.DataBind();
        lstMonth.Items.
    }
 
or
 
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
 
        for (int i = 1; i < 13; i++)
        {
            String iVal = System.Convert.ToString(i);
            ListItem li = new ListItem();
            li.Text = iVal;
            li.Value = iVal;
            lstMonth.Items.Add(li);
        }
    }
 
both didn't work

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coldchillin

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Is this what your control looks like?

<asp:DropDownList ID="lstMonth" runat="server"></asp:DropDownList>

coldchillin

ASKER

When I use:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

for (int i = 1; i < 13; i++)
{
String iVal = System.Convert.ToString(i);
ListItem li = new ListItem();
li.Text = iVal;
li.Value = iVal;
lstMonth.Items.Add(li);
}
}

I have the box, and it has the appropriate length as if it was filled, but there are no displayed/clickable values...

coldchillin

ASKER

I also added the code from:
http://www.aspnettutorials.com/tutorials/controls/dropdownlist-binddate-csharp.aspx

and all my listboxes filled empty?! what's going on? I can statically set the listitem, that's the only way I'm getting this to populate...

coldchillin

ASKER

Even this gives me nothing.

for (int i = 1; i < 13; i++)
{
lstMonth.Items.Add("yo");
}

Here is the .aspx code:
<asp:DropDownList ID="lstMonth" runat="server" ForeColor="#400000">
</asp:DropDownList>

what am i missing?!

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