You can simply add a ListItem inside the DropDownList Markup. All the values from the DataSource will be appended after that. <asp:DropDownList ID=”drpClient” runat=”server” Width=”200px” AutoPostBack=”True” DataSourceID=”dsClients” DataTextField=”name” DataValueField=”client_id” AppendDataBoundItems=”true”> <asp:ListItem>– pick one –</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList>
In order to get text value of a DropDownList use command as below : $(“#ddl”).data(“kendoDropDownList”).text();
Like this: @Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.Status, new List<SelectListItem> { new SelectListItem{Text=”Active”, Value=”True”}, new SelectListItem{Text=”Deactive”, Value=”False”}},”Select One”) If you want Active to be selected by default then use Selected property of SelectListItem: @Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.Status, new List<SelectListItem> { new SelectListItem{Text=”Active”, Value=”True”,Selected=true}, new SelectListItem{Text=”Deactive”, Value=”False”}},”Select One”) If using SelectList, then you have to use this overload and specify … Read more