DropDown Field Control

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Overview

The DropDown Field Control displays a drop-down list for selecting an option from a single-selection Choice field.

DropDown Field Control

Details

When the underlying Choice Field is configured to allow extra value an extra textbox is rendered next to the dropdown control.

Supported Field types

• Choice Field

Properties

• SelectedValueType (optional): Sets the display type of the selected options in Browse mode. Possible values are Value and Text, default is Text.

Example:

   <sn:DropDown ID="DropDown1" runat="server" FieldName="Style" SelectedValueType="Value" />

For a complete list of common Field Control properties see common Field Control properties.

Templates

The DropDown Field Control renders a Label control in Browse mode and a DropDownList accompanied with a TextBox - the latter for an optional extra value - in Edit mode.

Browse view template

<%@  Language="C#" %>
<asp:Label ID="InnerControl" runat="server" />

Edit view template

<%@  Language="C#" %>
<asp:DropDownList CssClass="sn-ctrl sn-ctrl-select" ID="InnerControl" runat="server" />
<asp:TextBox CssClass="sn-ctrl sn-ctrl-text sn-ctrl-extravalue" ID="ExtraTextBox" runat="server" />

Example/Tutorials

Simple example

   <sn:DropDown ID="DropDown1" runat="server" FieldName="Style" />

Templated example

   <sn:DropDown ID="DropDown1" runat="server" FieldName="Style">
      <EditTemplate>
         <asp:DropDownList ID="InnerControl" runat="server" />
         <asp:TextBox ID="ExtraTextBox" runat="server" />
      </EditTemplate>
   </sn:DropDown>

Related links

• Field Control
• Choice Field
• CheckBoxGroup Field Control
• RadioButtonGroup Field Control