How to: Add DropDownList Web Server Controls to a Web Forms Page

The process of adding a DropDownList Web server control to a page consists primarily of setting options that specify how items should be displayed and whether users can select multiple items.

To add a DropDownList Web server control to a Web Forms page

1. Type an <asp:DropDownList> element into the page. For syntax, see DropDownList Web Server Control.

2. Create items for the control in one of the following two ways:

   • By creating them as individual items. For details, see How to: Add Items in List Web Server Controls.

   • By binding data to the control. For details, see How to: Populate List Web Server Controls from a Data Source.

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Reference

DropDownList Web Server Control Overview