private void PopulateCategoryDropDown()
{
InventoryPurchasingController controller = new InventoryPurchasingController();
List <Category> data = controller.ListAllCategories();
CategoryDropDown.DataSource = data;
CategoryDropDown.DataTextField = "CategoryName";
CategoryDropDown.DataValueField = "CategoryID";
CategoryDropDown.DataBind();
CategoryDropDown.Items.Insert(0, "[select a Category]");
}
private void PopulateCategoryDropdown()
{
// Populate Category drop-down
InventoryPurchasingController controller = new InventoryPurchasingController();
List <Category> categories = controller.ListAllCategories();
CurrentCategories.DataSource = categories;
CurrentCategories.DataTextField = "CategoryName";
CurrentCategories.DataValueField = "CategoryID";
CurrentCategories.DataBind();
CurrentCategories.Items.Insert(0, "[select a category]");
}
private void PopulateCategoryDropDown()
{
InventoryPurchasingController controller = new InventoryPurchasingController();
List <Category> categories = controller.ListAllCategories();
Category.DataSource = categories;
Category.DataTextField = "CategoryName";
Category.DataValueField = "CategoryID";
Category.DataBind();
// Let's insert a couple of options at the top of the drop-down
Category.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("[select a category]"));
Category.Items.Insert(1, new ListItem("[no category]", "")); // because Product.CategoryID is nullable
}
