Adding “Select” option as default in Dropdown List
You can add a default “Select” option in a drop down list by two ways: 1. Before loading the drop down list with data. 2. After loading the drop down with data. In first case you can do it as mentioned below: DropDownList1.AppendDataBoundItems = true; DropDownList1.Items.Add(new ListItem(“Select”, “-1”)); //Bind Your DropDownList here with data from … Adding “Select” option as default in Dropdown List