Setting dropdownlist selecteditem programmatically

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Assuming the list is already data bound you can simply set the SelectedValue property on your dropdown list.

list.DataSource = GetListItems(); // <-- Get your data from somewhere.
list.DataValueField = "ValueProperty";
list.DataTextField = "TextProperty";
list.DataBind();

list.SelectedValue = myValue.ToString();

The value of the myValue variable would need to exist in the property specified within the DataValueField in your controls databinding.

UPDATE:
If the value of myValue doesn’t exist as a value with the dropdown list options it will default to select the first option in the dropdown list.

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