private void BindSupplierDropDown()
{
InventoryPurchasingController controller = new InventoryPurchasingController();
SupplierDropDownList.DataSource = controller.ListAllSuppliers();
SupplierDropDownList.DataTextField = "CompanyName";
SupplierDropDownList.DataValueField = "SupplierID";
SupplierDropDownList.DataBind();
SupplierDropDownList.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("[Select a supplier]", "-1"));
}
private void PopulateSupplierDropDown()
{
InventoryPurchasingController controller = new InventoryPurchasingController();
List <Supplier> data = controller.ListAllSuppliers();
SupplierDropDown.DataSource = data;
SupplierDropDown.DataTextField = "CompanyName";
SupplierDropDown.DataValueField = "SupplierID";
SupplierDropDown.DataBind();
SupplierDropDown.Items.Insert(0, "[select a supplier]");
}
private void PopulateSupplierDropDown()
{
InventoryPurchasingController controller = new InventoryPurchasingController();
List <Supplier> suppliers = controller.ListAllSuppliers();
Supplier.DataSource = suppliers;
Supplier.DataTextField = "CompanyName";
Supplier.DataValueField = "SupplierID";
Supplier.DataBind();
// Let's insert a couple of options at the top of the drop-down
Supplier.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("[select a supplier]"));
Supplier.Items.Insert(1, new ListItem("[no supplier]", "")); // because Product.SupplierID is nullable
}