how to sort dropdownlist in c#

suganya
2007-02-06 03:13:32 PM


object[] SortedItems = new object[DropDownList1.Items.Count];
for (int i = 0; i < SortedItems.Length; i++)
{
SortedItems[i] = DropDownList1.Items[i];
}
Array.Sort(SortedItems);
DropDownList1.Items.Clear();
DropDownList1.Items.AddRange(SortedItems);

In the above code i copied items in dropdownlist to arraylist, i sorted arraylist , cleared dropdownlist ..i couldnt add the sorted items to dropdown..

help me

Thanks in advance..

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suganya
2007-02-06 03:17:00 PM


object[] SortedItems = new object[DropDownList1.Items.Count];
for (int i = 0; i < SortedItems.Length; i++)
{
SortedItems[i] = DropDownList1.Items[i];
}
Array.Sort(SortedItems);
DropDownList1.Items.Clear();
DropDownList1.Items.AddRange(SortedItems);

In the above code i copied items in dropdownlist to arraylist, i sorted arraylist , cleared dropdownlist ..i couldnt add the sorted items to dropdown..

help me

Thanks in advance..

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Mark Rae
2007-02-06 04:47:00 PM

"suganya" <suganya.aspire@gmail.com>wrote in message
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>i couldnt add the sorted items to dropdown..

Why not...?


 

Peter Bradley
2007-02-06 09:51:00 PM

It's always easier to sort things before they go into a dropdown. Where is
the data for the dropdown coming from?


Peter

"suganya" <suganya.aspire@gmail.com>wrote in message
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>
>object[] SortedItems = new object[DropDownList1.Items.Count];
>for (int i = 0; i < SortedItems.Length; i++)
>{
>SortedItems[i] = DropDownList1.Items[i];
>}
>Array.Sort(SortedItems);
>DropDownList1.Items.Clear();
>DropDownList1.Items.AddRange(SortedItems);
>
>In the above code i copied items in dropdownlist to arraylist, i sorted
>arraylist , cleared dropdownlist ..i couldnt add the sorted items to
>dropdown..
>
>help me
>
>Thanks in advance..
>
>
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>www.developmentnow.com/g/8_2003_12_0_0_0/dotnet-framework-aspnet.htm
>
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