ASP:DropDownList in ItemTemplate: Why is SelectedValue attribute allowed?

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in markup use SelectedValue='<%# "32" %>' syntax .(note the order of single and then the double quotes in the following example ):

or in code-behind just after DataBinding .(example):

  ddlField.DataSource = Fields.SelectAll();
  ddlField.DataBind();           
  ddlField.SelectedValue = "32";