Bind Generic List collection to DropDownList Control in ASP.Net
Below code snippet will help to bind a generic list to dropdownlist control.
List<Categories> _listCat = new List<Categories>();
Categories _cat = new Categories();
_cat.CategoryID = "1";
_cat.Category = "C#";
_listCat.Add(_cat);
_cat = new Categories();
_cat.CategoryID = "2";
_cat.Category = "ASP.Net";
_listCat.Add(_cat);
_cat = new Categories();
_cat.CategoryID = "1";
_cat.Category = "VB.Net";
_listCat.Add(_cat);
ddlCategory.DataSource = _listCat;
ddlCategory.DataTextField = "Category";
ddlCategory.DataValueField = "CategoryID";
ddlCategory.DataBind();
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