How to add a default “Select” option to this ASP.NET DropDownList control?

Question

I am a new ASP.NET developer and I am trying to learn Linq-To-Entities. I am trying to bind a DropDownList with the Linq statement for retrieving the list of status in the S

Answer 1

Private Sub YourWebPage_PreRenderComplete(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.PreRenderComplete

     If Not IsPostBack Then
     DropDownList1.Items.Insert(0, "Select")
     End If

End Sub