private void PopulateProductDropDown()
{
// Get the data from the BLL
var controller = new ProductController();
var data = controller.ListProducts();
// Use the data in the DropDownList control
CurrentProducts.DataSource = data; // supplies all the data to the control
CurrentProducts.DataTextField = nameof(Product.ProductName); // identify which property will be used to display text
CurrentProducts.DataValueField = nameof(Product.ProductID); // identify which property will be associated with the value of the <option> element
CurrentProducts.DataBind();
// Insert an item at the top to be our "placeholder" for the <select> tag
CurrentProducts.Items.Insert(0, "[select a product]");
}
private void PopulateProductsDropDown()
{
// We can populate some controls such as DropDownLists with data
// Populate CurrentProducts with all the products in the database
InventoryPurchasingController controller = new InventoryPurchasingController();
// controller is a NorthwindController object
List <Product> products = controller.ListAllProducts();
// products is a List<Product> object
CurrentProducts.DataSource = products;
// CurrentProducts is a DropDownList
CurrentProducts.DataTextField = "ProductName"; // The property of the Product class to display
CurrentProducts.DataValueField = "ProductID";
CurrentProducts.DataBind(); // Populate the DropDownList
CurrentProducts.Items.Insert(0, "[select a product]");
}
