public static void Populate(this DropDownList ddl, DropDownType type, string defaultSelectionValue = null, bool retainFirst = false)
{
switch (type)
{
case DropDownType.Role:
using (RolesController rc = new RolesController())
{
var roles = rc.Get().Select(i => new { Label = i.RoleName, Value = i.RoleID }).OrderBy(i => i.Label).ToList();
ddl.DataSource = roles;
}
break;
case DropDownType.ScopeType:
using (ScopesController sc = new ScopesController())
{
var scopes = sc.Get().Select(i => new { Label = i.ScopeName, Value = i.ScopeID }).OrderBy(i => i.Label).ToList();
ddl.DataSource = scopes;
}
break;
case DropDownType.Permission:
using (PermissionsController pc = new PermissionsController())
{
var permissions = pc.Get().Select(i => new { Label = i.PermissionName, Value = i.PermissionID }).OrderBy(i => i.Label).ToList();
ddl.DataSource = permissions;
}
break;
default: break;
}
Reset(ddl, retainFirst);
ddl.DataValueField = "Value";
ddl.DataTextField = "Label";
ddl.DataBind();
SelectDefault(ddl, defaultSelectionValue);
}