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Are you referring to the <i>SelectedValue</i> member?
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Are you referring to the SelectedValue member?

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Nevermind. I read the question wrong.
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Nevermind. I read the question wrong.

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To expand on CodeCruiser's comment, <i>DropDownList.selecteditem</i> returns an object of type <i>ListItem</i>. This object has the members <i>Text</i> and <i>Value</i>. From here, it's as CodeCruiser states &nbsp;: )
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To expand on CodeCruiser's comment, DropDownList.selecteditem returns an object of type ListItem. This object has the members Text and Value. From here, it's as CodeCruiser states  : )

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<a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2944036/difference-between-dropdownlist-selecteditem-value-and-dropdownlist-selectedvalue" rel="ugc">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2944036/difference-between-dropdownlist-selecteditem-value-and-dropdownlist-selectedvalue</a>
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2944036/difference-between-dropdownlist-selecteditem-value-and-dropdownlist-selectedvalue [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2944036/difference-between-dropdownlist-selecteditem-value-and-dropdownlist-selectedvalue]

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In a drop down list what is the value property typically used for<br />
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DropDownList.selecteditem.<wbr />value
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In a drop down list what is the value property typically used for

DropDownList.selecteditem.value

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