Sorting a DropDownList? - C#, ASP.NET

Question

I\'m curious as to the best route (more looking towards simplicity, not speed or efficiency) to sort a DropDownList in C#/ASP.NET - I\'ve looked at a few recommendations b

Answer 1

Assuming you are running the latest version of the .Net Framework this will work:

List items = GetItemsFromSomewhere();
items.Sort((x, y) => string.Compare(x, y));
DropDownListId.DataSource = items;
DropDownListId.DataBind();