protected void bindEmployeeList()//binding the employee dropdown { DataTableConversion lsttodt = new DataTableConversion(); IEmployeeInterface service = new EmployeeRepository(); var lst = service.GetEmployeeDataFunc().Select(x => new { x.Name, x.ID }).ToList(); DataTable dt = lsttodt.ToDataTable(lst); if (dt != null && dt.Rows.Count > 0) { EmployeeID.DataSource = dt; EmployeeID.DataTextField = "Name"; EmployeeID.DataValueField = "ID"; EmployeeID.DataBind(); } else { EmployeeID.DataBind(); } }