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()
{
var controller = new SupplierController();
List <Supplier> suppliers = controller.ListSuppliers();
SupplierDropDown.DataSource = suppliers;
SupplierDropDown.DataTextField = nameof(Supplier.CompanyName);
SupplierDropDown.DataValueField = nameof(Supplier.SupplierID);
SupplierDropDown.DataBind();
// Let's insert a couple of options at the top of the drop-down
SupplierDropDown.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("[select a supplier]"));
SupplierDropDown.Items.Insert(1, new ListItem("[no supplier]", string.Empty)); // because Product.SupplierID is nullable
}
private void BindSupplierDropDown()
{
SupplierController controller = new SupplierController();
// SupplieDropDown is an object of type DropDownList
// The .DataSource property takes any enumerable list of data
SupplierDropDown.DataSource = controller.ListSuppliers();
// The .DataTextField property specifies what property name should be called to get the data to display for the drop-down
SupplierDropDown.DataTextField = nameof(Supplier.CompanyName);
SupplierDropDown.DataValueField = nameof(Supplier.SupplierID);
SupplierDropDown.DataBind();
SupplierDropDown.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("[Select a supplier]", "-1"));
}
private void BindSupplierDropDown()
{
SupplierController controller = new SupplierController();
//Supplier drop down is an object of type drop down list. The datasource property takes any enumerable list of data
SupplierDropDown.DataSource = controller.ListSuppliers();
//Datatextfield specifies what property name should be called to get the data to display for the dropdown
SupplierDropDown.DataTextField = nameof(Supplier.CompanyName);
//Datavalue field property specified what propert yname should be called to get the data to use as the value for the drop down options
SupplierDropDown.DataValueField = nameof(Supplier.SupplierID);
//Populate the drop-down by taking the data and "Unpacking" it
SupplierDropDown.DataBind();
//Insert an item into index[0] for the frop down list
SupplierDropDown.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("[Select a supplier]", "-1"));
}