How to set SelectedValue of DropDownList in GridView EditTemplate

Question

I am trying to do this as asked earlier. The only difference that I found is additional List item that was included in above code.

I tried to use AppendDataBou

Answer 1

Why are you guys suggesting to use loops, when there is a GridView method specifically made for when a row's condition changes - the RowDataBound()?

protected void MyGridView_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
        {
            GridViewRow gvRow = (GridViewRow)e.Row;
            HiddenField hfAgentID = (HiddenField)gvRow.FindControl("hfAgentID");
            if (hfAgentID != null)
            {
                if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
                {
                    DropDownList ddlAgent = (DropDownList)gvRow.FindControl("ddlAgent");
                    ddlAgent.SelectedValue = hfAgentID.Value;
                }
            }
        }