protected void MessengerTypeDropDownList_Init(object sender, EventArgs e) { UserBL userBL = new UserBL(); messengerTypeDropDownList = sender as DropDownList; string value = userBL.GetMessengerType(Convert.ToInt64(Session["EditUserID"])); foreach (ListItem item in messengerTypeDropDownList.Items) { if (item.Text == value) { item.Selected = true; break; } } }