在ASP.NET 2.0中,可以在数据绑定时,通过设置DropDownList的AppendDataBoundItems属性为true,在数据绑定之前添加一个新的项目,并且这个新加的项目会保存在ViewState之中。下面就是一个实现的例子:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

...{
if (!IsPostBack)

...{
//DropDownList的属性AppendDataBoundItems
//功能:指示是否在数据绑定之前清除列表
DropDownList1.AppendDataBoundItems = true;

DropDownList1.Items.Add(new ListItem("-- 请选择一个选择项 --", ""));

DropDownList2.DataSource = DropDownList1.DataSource = CreateDataSource();

DropDownList2.DataTextField = DropDownList1.DataTextField = "text";
DropDownList2.DataValueField = DropDownList1.DataValueField = "id";

DropDownList1.DataBind();
DropDownList2.DataBind();
}
}

//自定义数据源
ICollection CreateDataSource()

...{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
DataRow dr;
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("id", typeof(Int32)));
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("text", typeof(string)));
for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)

...{
dr = dt.NewRow();
dr[0] = i;
dr[1] = "列表项目 " + i.ToString();
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
}
DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
return dv;
}

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

...{
Response.Write("<li>DropDownList1 您选择的项目:" + DropDownList1.SelectedValue
+ " ; " + DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Text);
Response.Write("<li>DropDownList2 您选择的项目:" + DropDownList2.SelectedValue
+ " ; " + DropDownList2.SelectedItem.Text);
}

//也可以这样添加

/**//*
protected void DropDownList1_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DropDownList1.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("--请选择--", ""));
}*/
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server">
</asp:DropDownList>
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList2" runat="server" AppendDataBoundItems="true">
<asp:ListItem Text="请选择" Value=""></asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="得到选择的值" OnClick="Button1_Click" />
另外,还可以使用下面的方法添加:
protected void DropDownList1_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DropDownList1.Items.Insert(0,new ListItem("--请选择--", ""));
}