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I have a dropdown list populated by a data source.
Some of the items I want to be Greyed out and un-selectable. What's the best way to achieve this?
I have a dropdown list populated by a data source.
Some of the items I want to be Greyed out and un-selectable. What's the best way to achieve this?
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlIVType" runat="server" AppendDataBoundItems="True"
DataSourceID="DSIVType" DataTextField="IVTYPE"
DataValueField="IVTYPEID" >
<asp:ListItem Value="0">-Select-</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>
ASP.NETVisual Basic.NET.NET Programming
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Ed
Simply filter them out of the datasource. Unless you have very special needs, providing a list in which some items cannot be selected is a very strange idea. The raison d'être of a DropDown is "here is what you can chose from", so it normally makes no sense to display items that are not selectable.
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Jacques - its not a strange idea.....filtering them out is easy. You've missed the point.
The reason why I'd like to do this is that the dropdown list is data bound. Some of the options I do not want selected already exist in the database so I need them to be available to the dropdown if a selected record contains an old have I no longer want selectable when creating a new record.
The reason why I'd like to do this is that the dropdown list is data bound. Some of the options I do not want selected already exist in the database so I need them to be available to the dropdown if a selected record contains an old have I no longer want selectable when creating a new record.
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Data bound means that you build a set of data, either through a query or some other mechanism. This is where you can filter them. As Andy says, it is not possible, because it makes no sense for the user, and a ListBox is a tool for the user, not the programmer.
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Great Solution.