public static void PopulateAllowedBranches(BranchProvider branchProvider, RadDropDownList dropdown, string userName, bool addEmptyOption = false) { dropdown.DataSource = branchProvider.GetAllowedBranches(userName); dropdown.DataTextField = "Name"; dropdown.DataValueField = "ID"; dropdown.DataBind(); if (addEmptyOption) { dropdown.Items.Insert(0, new DropDownListItem(String.Empty)); } }