I have a drop down list that looks like this:
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True">
<asp:ListItem Text="Text1" Value="6,08/04/2015,P"></asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Text="Text2" Value="5,11/17/2014,S"></asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Text="Text3" Value="4,05/26/2014,P"></asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Text="Text4" Value="3,01/20/2014,A"></asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Text="Text5" Value="2,10/31/2013,G"></asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Text="Text6" Value="1,04/09/2013,P"></asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>
I need to be able to get a date from a database and try to automatically select the correct date from the drop down list.
my code behind is as follows:
dim strDate as string = "10/31/2013"
DropDownList1.selectedvalue.contains(strDate)
something like that but it does not select the correct value from the drop down.