private void FillCountryDropdowns() { //List<ListItem> owningCountries, rentingCountries; List <ListItem> countries, countriesWithoutAllItem; using (var dataAccess = new BaseDataAccess()) { //owningCountries = dataAccess.GetOwningCounries(); //rentingCountries = dataAccess.GetOwningCounries(); countries = dataAccess.GetOwningCounries(); countriesWithoutAllItem = dataAccess.GetOwningCounries(); } countries.RemoveAll(d => d.Value == string.Empty); countries.Insert(0, ParameterDataAccess.EmptyItem); ddlOwningCountry.Items.AddRange(countries.ToArray()); ddlRentingCountry.Items.AddRange(countries.ToArray()); countriesWithoutAllItem.RemoveAll(d => d.Value == string.Empty); ddlEditRentingCountry.Items.AddRange(countriesWithoutAllItem.ToArray()); }