DropDownList

Property	Description
SelectedIndex	Index of the item selected

• Open Visual Studio

• Add a new webform call it DropDownList.aspx
• Add a dropDownlist and name it ddlState
• Add a label control and name it lblDisplay
• Select the smart tag on the dropdownlist
• Check the enable AutoPostBack
• Select Edit Items

• Click Add
• Change the text to Pick your state
• Leave the value blank
• Click Add again
• Enter Ohio in the text and OH in the value
• Add three more
• Florida Fl
• California CA
• Kentucky KY

• Click OK
• Test it
• Double-click the page and add this code to the page_load

1	If ispostback then
2	If ddlState.SelectedIndex=0 then
3	lblDisplay.text="You did not select anything"
4	else
5	lblDisplay.text="State: " & ddlState.SelectedItem.text & "<br />"
6	lblDisplay.text+="Abbrev: " & ddlState.SelectedItem.value & "<br />"
7	lblDisplay.text+="SelectedIndex: " & ddlState.SelectedIndex
8	end if
9	end if