<asp:TemplateColumn>
   <ItemTemplate>
	<asp:DropDownList ID="DropList" Runat="server"/>
   </ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

    Private Sub dg_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, _
         ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs) _
         Handles dg.ItemDataBound

        Dim d As DropDownList = CType(e.Item.FindControl("DropList"), DropDownList)

        If Not d Is Nothing Then
            d.DataSource = New String() {"a", "b", "c"}
            d.DataBind()
        End If
    End Sub

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Originally posted by jhermiz

Hmm ya I understood the ItemTemplate since Im dealing with a combo box, however,
let us say i have 20 rows in my grid. Will each row contain that combo box with its associated value from the db as well as the possible values. That was my main question.

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 Private Sub dg_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, _
         ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs) _
         Handles dg.ItemDataBound

        Dim d As DropDownList = CType(e.Item.FindControl("DropList"), DropDownList)

        If Not d Is Nothing Then
            d.DataSource = {your datatable or datareader or array or whatever here}
            d.SelectedValue = DataBinder.GetPropertyValue(e.Item.DataItem, "SomeColumnName").ToString()
            d.DataBind()
        End If

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Originally posted by jsmith8858

The ItemDataBound event fires for each item that is created during the databinding process. A very useful event to trap.

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Originally posted by jsmith8858

>>So in the ItemDataBound event I should call to load each combo box per row, plus set its value ? Is that what you mean ?

Yes -- that's what the code I showed you is doing. Again, remember that event fires for *each* item created during the data binding stage. If your datagrid has 10 rows, this event fires 10 times. That's why we use e.Item.Findcontrol() in that event to find the combobox *within* the item that was created during the databinding event. Each reference returned during that event is a new dropdownlist. So, we need to fill it with values somehow, and then we need to set it.

>>I am also assuming the other columns can just be labels since they are not editable.

Yes. the other columns can be labels or text boxes or whatever you want -- I am only showing you the column for the dropdownlist column. If you need help with the others, let me know, but that link you provided seemed pretty straight forward.

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