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Default value in cascading dropdown list in asp.net


I have a cascading dropdown list. Functionality is working fine. But I want this dropdown should be selected with a value coming from database by default. Lets say in this dropdown bank name icici should be selected by default as vank name icici is coming from database, dropdown should have the value same, which is coming frim database, and then I will be able to select the value of my choice from the list of items in this dropdown.

[WebMethod]
public CascadingDropDownNameValue[] GetBankList(
string knownCategoryValues,
string category)
{

List<CascadingDropDownNameValue> values =
new List<CascadingDropDownNameValue>();

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"ICICI", 1001.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"AXIS", 1002.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"AMEX", 1003.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"HDFC", 1004.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"OPUS", 1005.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"HSBC", 1006.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"SBI", 1007.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"ICICI-SHAKTI", 1008.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"CITI", 1009.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"CORP", 1010.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"HDFC-PRIZM", 1011.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"CUB", 1012.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"AXISB24", 1013.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"IDBI", 1014.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"LVB", 1015.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"MASHREQ", 1016.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"YES", 1017.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"FEDERAL", 1018.ToString()));

values.Add(new CascadingDropDownNameValue(
"SBI87", 1019.ToString()));

return values.ToArray();

Solution

  • set your cascadicascading1.selectedvalue="ICICI"
    on your cascading controle