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Find item in dropdownlist

Hi Experts,

I am finding a value in dropdownlist and making it selected.

if (ddlCity.Items.FindByText(Authenticate(Request.QueryString["City"].ToString())) != null) ddlCity.Items.FindByText(Authenticate(Request.QueryString["City"].ToString())).Selected = true;

When the item present in dropdownlist is "Florida", and I am getting value as "Florida" this works fine, but when I receive "florida" then it won't find the text.

Can I ignore the case sensitivity.

AndyAinscow

This seems to do a case independent find:
http://forums.asp.net/p/1238455/2256368.aspx

QuinnDex

try this

if (ddlCity.Items.FindByText(Authenticate(StrConv(Request.QueryString["City"], VbStrConv.ProperCase).ToString())) != null)

ddlCity.Items.FindByText(Authenticate(StrConv(Request.QueryString["City"], VbStrConv.ProperCase).ToString())).Selected = true;

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Johny Bravo

ASKER

Thanks for the reply.

AndyAinscow : I don't want to loop through dropdownlist.It will work but looking for better one.

QuinnDex : What is StrConv and VbStrConv?

QuinnDex

converting to propper case, will turn florida into Florida

QuinnDex

lots of ways to do it see below

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312897

Johny Bravo

ASKER

Getting error for both StrConv and VbStrConv.

Is it a function written somewhere. As far as I know it isn't in framework.

QuinnDex

its part of the System.Globalization class

add a Imports System.Globalization

Johny Bravo

ASKER

Using C#.

using System.Globalization;

if (ddlCity.Items.FindByText(Authenticate(StrConv(Request.QueryString["City"], VbStrConv.ProperCase).ToString())) != null)

Error:

Error 5 The name 'VbStrConv' does not exist in the current context
Error 4 The name 'StrConv' does not exist in the current context

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Johny Bravo

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Thanks

AndyAinscow

>>AndyAinscow : I don't want to loop through dropdownlist.It will work but looking for better one.

You will probably find that is what is done, just in the background. (Magic doesn't exist - it is all an illusion).

Just out of interest does the selected comment actually work if the list item is florida instead of Florida ?