Set selectedindex in a dropdown in asp.net?

[Willie55]

I have ddl.selectedindex = ? I know the index number of the item I want as the selectedindex but do not know how to code it. Any ideas? thanks
Awesome, everything in asp.net is so complicated and this one turns out to be so simple! Thank you!

 

[Michael B]

ddl.SelectedIndex = 0;

 

[dhvrm]

As previously noted, the SelectedIndex property is read-write, so setting a SelectedIndex is as simple as equating it.

To set the SelectedIndex on page load to 5:

Sub Page_Load(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
ddl.SelectedIndex = 5
End Sub