protected void IsActiveDropDownList_Init(object sender, EventArgs e) { isActiveDropDownList = sender as DropDownList; UserBL userBL = new UserBL(); string value = userBL.IsActive(Convert.ToInt64(Session["EditUserID"])); foreach (ListItem item in isActiveDropDownList.Items) { if ( item.Value == value) { item.Selected = true; break; } } }