#drop-down-menu

How to: How to add item to the beginning of List?

How to add item to the beginning of List<T>?

I want to add a “Select One” option to a drop down list bound to a List<T>.

Once I query for the List<T>, how do I add my initial Item, not part of the data source, as the FIRST element in that List<T> ? I have:

// populate ti from data List ti = MyTypeItem.GetTypeItems(); //create initial entry MyTypeItem initialItem = new MyTypeItem();…

How to: Dropdownlist width in IE

Dropdownlist width in IE

In IE, the dropdown-list takes the same width as the dropbox (I hope I am making sense) whereas in Firefox the dropdown-list’s width varies according to the content.

This basically means that I have to make sure that the dropbox is wide enough to display the longest selection possible. This makes my page look very ugly :(

Is there any workaround for this problem? How can…

Fixed How can I set the value of a DropDownList using jQuery? #dev #it #asnwer

How can I set the value of a DropDownList using jQuery?

As the question says, how do I set the value of a DropDownList control using jQuery?

Answer: How can I set the value of a DropDownList using jQuery?

$("#mydropdownlist").val("thevalue");

just make sure the value in the options tags matches the value in the val method.

Answer: How can I set the value of a DropDownList using jQuery?

If you…

How to: Asp.net – Add blank item at top of dropdownlist

Asp.net – Add blank item at top of dropdownlist

Why is the dropdown not showing my blank item first? Here is what I have

drpList.Items.Add(New ListItem("", "")) With drpList .DataSource = myController.GetList(userid) .DataTextField = "Name" .DataValueField = "ID" .DataBind() End With

Edit ~ I am binding to a Generig List, could this be the culprit?

Answer: Asp.net – Add blank item at top of…

Fixed How do I add options to a DropDownList using jQuery? #dev #it #asnwer

How do I add options to a DropDownList using jQuery?

As the question says, how do I add a new option to a DropDownList using jQuery?

Thanks

Answer: How do I add options to a DropDownList using jQuery?

I needed to add as many options to dropdowns as there were dropdowns on my page. So I used it in this way:

function myAppender(obj, value, text){ obj.append($('').val(value).html(text)); }…

Fixed How to make twitter bootstrap menu dropdown on hover rather than click #dev #it #asnwer

How to make twitter bootstrap menu dropdown on hover rather than click

I’m using bootstrap for the first time and really liking it – but one thing I’d like to do is have my menu automatically drop down on hover over, rather than having to click the menu title. I’d also like to lose the little arrows next to the menu titles.

Answer: How to make twitter bootstrap menu dropdown on hover rather than…

=”IntenalFieldName”

jQuery get specific option tag text

All right, say I have this:

<select id='list'> <option value='1'>Option A</option> <option value='2'>Option B</option> <option value='3'>Option C</option> </select>

What would the selector look like if I wanted to get “Option B” when I have the value ‘2’?

Please note that this is not asking how to get the selectedtext value, but just any one of them, whether…

=”IntenalFieldName”

Get selected text from drop down list (select box) using jQuery

How can I get an ASP dropdownlist selected text in jQuery, not using the selected value?

Answer: Get selected text from drop down list (select box) using jQuery

Use:

('#yourdropdownid').find(':selected').text();

Answer: Get selected text from drop down list (select box) using jQuery

Various ways

1. $("#myselect…