C# - Dumping a list to a dropdownlist

Question

List nameList = new List();
DropDownList ddl = new DropDownList();

List is populated here, then sorted:

Answer 1

    foreach (string name in nameList){
        ddl.Items.Add(new ListItem(nameList[name].ToString()));
    }

Is your problem.

it should look more like

foreach (string name in nameList){
    ddl.Items.Add(new ListItem(name.ToString()));
}

But I actually like Marcus' suggestion a little better.