---
title: "DropDownList in ASP .Net"  
description: "A simple declaration for DropDownList can be done as below.    If we want to add some items statically it can be added inside the Page as follows.S"  
author: "Uttam Misra"  
published: 2010-10-30  
updated: 2014-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/33/dropdownlist-in-asp-dot-net  
category: "asp.net"  
tags: ["asp.net"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

---

# DropDownList in ASP .Net

A [simple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1469/5-simple-ways-to-stay-fit-amp-healthy) declaration for [DropDownList](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/324837/how-to-bind-dropdownlist-in-mvc-core-from-database-using-entity-framework) can be done as below.\

```
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server">
</asp:DropDownList>
```

If we want to [add](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/448/how-to-add-advertisement-functionalities-in-asp-dot-net-page) some [items](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44359/store-your-valuable-items-in-a-mini-storage-unit) statically it can be added inside the [Page](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13031/why-to-make-a-wikipedia-page) as follows.

```
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server">
<asp:ListItem>Select</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>1</asp:ListItem>
      <asp:ListItem>2</asp:ListItem>
      <asp:ListItem>3</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>
```

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