DropDownList gets the base object

Question

I have a DropDownList associated with an ObjectDataSource. when I select a line from the drop-down list how to get the base object (and not just the values ​​or properties of the text). I am trying to add a selected object from DropDownList to a Listbox data source, but I do not know how to reference the selected object. Objects are not supported in the database, so they don’t actually have keys. Maybe there is a better way to do this.

Answer 1

If you are trying to get the actual object (for example, a list item or a data string), you won’t be able to after the postback (in fact, I don’t think you can do this before the postback). Values ​​are stored in the property of the selected item, but the associated object is discarded.