Static Dropdown List Values

Ramco Ramco

I have defined below dropdown list but i want Values should be saved as 0,1,2

static List lst = new List() { "Monthly", "Quarterly", "HALF YEARLY", "YEARLY" };
public Incentives_Period()
{
}

public static  List InCentivesPeriod
{
    get
    {
        return lst;
    }
}

Thanks

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Amit Mohanty2y ago

Accepted answer

Try this:

private static readonly Dictionary incentivesPeriod = new Dictionary()
{
	{ 0, "Monthly" },
	{ 1, "Quarterly" },
	{ 2, "HALF YEARLY" },
	{ 3, "YEARLY" }
};

public Incentives_Period()
{
}

public static Dictionary IncentivesPeriod
{
	get
	{
		return incentivesPeriod;
	}
}

Jithu Thomas2y ago

Define a Class for the Dropdown Items

public class DropdownItem
{
    public string Text { get; set; }
    public int Value { get; set; }
}

Populate the List with Objects

public class Incentives_Period
{
    static List lst = new List()
    {
        new DropdownItem { Text = "Monthly", Value = 0 },
        new DropdownItem { Text = "Quarterly", Value = 1 },
        new DropdownItem { Text = "HALF YEARLY", Value = 2 },
        new DropdownItem { Text = "YEARLY", Value = 3 }
    };

    public Incentives_Period()
    {
    }

    public static List IncentivesPeriod
    {
        get
        {
            return lst;
        }
    }
}

Usage: -

ddlIncentivesPeriod.DataSource = Incentives_Period.IncentivesPeriod;
ddlIncentivesPeriod.DataBind();