Dynamically setting the selected value in List-based controls

If you ever have the need to dynamically add controls to your screen or to simply set the selected value in a List-based control such as a DropDownList, CheckBoxList or RadioButtonList, you can follow the example below:

http://asp-net-example.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-find-item-by-text-in_2521.html

Essentially, the crux of the code that accomplishes this for you is the following:


RadioButtonList1.Items.FindByText(searchString).Selected = true;


You can alternatively also use the .FindByValue method if that suits your needs better.