Images in dropdown list

Question

Hi I want to put image along with some data in asp.net drop down list box.

Can somebody give me a sample code to achieve this functionality?

country flag + country name --> in the same list item

Answer 1

Dropdownlist with images

http://www.dotnetspeaks.com/DisplayArticle.aspx?ID=90

Answer 2

You cannot achieve this with a raw drop down list / combo box in C#. The underlying control only supports text and not a combination of text + image.

You'll either need to write a custom control or use something like jQuery to build the drop down with your code populating the results.