Add text to item before Databind

[Jasonkimberson]

DataSet objDataSet = new DataSet();
objDataAdapter.Fill(objDataSet,"OfficeList");

ddlOfficeList.DataSource = objDataSet;
ddlOfficeList.DataTextField = "field1";
ddlOfficeList.DataValueField = "field3";



i have a drop down menu being populated by a Dataset

i want to add "<a href='" and a url to each TextField in this drop
down, if i modify the SQL to do this, it displays "<'s" as "&lt;" is
there anyway i can just add

example

"<a href="">" + "field1" + "</a>"

 

[Sehri]

Javascript is your answer!

 

[Mihir Solanki]

use DataTExtFormatString property to format it

DropDownList1.DataTextFormatString = "<a href=\"{0}\"></a>";



Mihir Solanki
http://www.mihirsolanki.com

 

[Jasonkimberson]

Hi Mihir

WHen i use it in a drop down

it actually displays the <a href=

do you know how i can make that html?