How can I use the dropdownlist to populate/enter data?

Question

Here's my existing code:

 <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" 
            DataSourceID="dsEmployees" DataTextField="Last_First" 
            DataValueField="EmpNum" 
            onselectedindexchanged="DropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged">
 </asp:DropDownList>

Answer 1

DropDownLists end up being rendered as <select> tags in HTML. These do not allow for data entry of new values. If you're looking for something similar to a ComboBox (a textbox and a listbox combined into the same control) then you'll need to find a third-party javascript implementation that is acceptable to you; there is no control which provides that functionality in HTML or the .net framework.

Answer 2

Yonita, you need some more moving parts. You need a datasource to bind to, for instance.

Have a look at the Data Access tutorials on the ASP.NET website:

http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/