make drop down list item unselectable

Question

I have a dropdownlist which has several options for generating reports. Based on the type of account the user has certain options which should be visible but not selectable

Answer 1

Adam Fox is absolutely correct with this snippet:

foreach ( ListItem item in dropdownlist.Items )
{
    if ( [item should be disabled condition] )
    {
        item.Attributes.Add( "disabled", "disabled" );
    }
}

The only caveat is that it needs to be called in the OnDataBound event, and not the OnDataBinding event (this is too early in the lifecycle).