how to bind ASP.Net DropDownList control in EditItemTemplate of GridView on edit(imagebutton)click

Question

I have requirement to bind ASP.Net DropDownList control in EditItemTemplate of GridView. I have a edit imagebutton with commandname=\"Edit\"also dropdown needs to be binded

Answer 1

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private void bind_gridview_with_dropdownlist()
{

    DataSet ds = edtcoursedal.Loaddropdown();

    foreach (GridViewRow grdRow in GridView1.Rows)
    {
 DropDownList bind_dropdownlist = (DropDownList)(GridView1.FooterRow.Cells[3].FindControl("drplmaincourse"));
            bind_dropdownlist.DataSource = ds;
            bind_dropdownlist.DataTextField = "C_name";
            bind_dropdownlist.DataValueField = "MId";
            bind_dropdownlist.DataBind();
        }

    bind_dropdownlist.Items.Insert(0,new ListItem("Select","0"));
}