protected void loadVendors() { List <Vendor> vendorList = new List <Vendor>(); vendorList = VendorDB.getVendors(); this.vendorsDropDownList.DataSource = vendorList; this.vendorsDropDownList.DataTextField = "ShortString"; this.vendorsDropDownList.DataValueField = "BusinessEntityID"; this.vendorsDropDownList.DataBind(); if (vendorList.Count > 0) { if (this.selectedVendor == null) { this.vendorsDropDownList.SelectedIndex = 0; this.selectedVendor = vendorList.ElementAt(0); } else { this.vendorsDropDownList.SelectedValue = this.selectedVendor.BusinessEntityID.ToString(); } this.displaySelectedVendor(); } }