Populating a SelectList from a DataTable

Question

I ran a query and returned a datatable,

myDataAdapter.Fill(myDataTable);

Now what is the best way to load the row values \"Value\" and \"Te

Answer 1

Assuming your DataTable has 2 columns (text and value), you have to

1. Set the DropDownList's DataSource to the table
2. Set the DataTextField to the text column name
3. Set the DataValueField to the value column name
4. Call the Databind method