How to SELECT a dropdown list item by value programmatically

Question

How to SELECT a drop down list item by value programatically in C#.NET?

Answer 1

If anyone else is trying this and facing problem then let me point one possible problem: If you are using Web Application then inside Page_Load if you are loading drop-down from DB and at the sametime you want to load data, then first load your drop-down lists and then load your data with selected drop-down conditions.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!this.IsPostBack)
    {
        LoadDropdown(); //drop-downs generated first
        LoadData(); // other data loading and drop-down value selection logic here
    }
}

And for successfully selecting drop-down from code follow the approved answer above which is

ddl.SelectedValue = "2";.

Hope it solves the problem